766 won't start

Warren Bult · Jan 19, 2009

Brother is storing a 766 gas over at my place. Doesn't get used much, so when I want to use it, it won't start. Has a new battery. We have tried to jump it, and won't start. Have even run the jumper cables straight to the starter, and still won't start. Will get a little "click" after a while. Brother has taken the starter in to be check, and said it was good. Any other suggestions.

wolfman · Jan 19, 2009

Those gassers are easy to flood. Check to see if gas is dripping from bottom of carb. Let it set a minute or two and try open throttle near wide open and choke out and crank it a few seconds.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 19, 2009

do you mean it wont crank over?wont start can mean so many things that we dont know where to start. need to give exact info. on whats happening.maybe there is a saftey switch under clutch pedal thats failed?

mattofvinings · Jan 19, 2009

Seems like a remote possibility...but are you getting a bad ground from the starter case to the tractor's cast framework?

I'd try the same trick of carefully energizing the starter while it was free of the ring-gear just to double check.

bc · Jan 19, 2009

I'd probably start with new battery cables. They get corroded on the inside. At least some 2 guage from autozone. Sounds like your battery won't hardly crank it but then the battery isn't running down. At the same time you will clean the ground connection. Jumper cables won't really carry the juice very well.

This is all assuming you are talking about a not wanting to crank issue and not one of it will crank for a minute and won't fire issue. Then you are looking at fuel and ignition issues as the others have mentioned for which more info is needed.

Post back with your fix also.

the tractor vet · Jan 19, 2009

Now if it was me the first place i would look is under the floor plate on the left side at the safety switch and use a jumper wire to see if that safety switch is going out to lunch.It is hooked to the clutch pedal and has two wire going to it . The wire colors are orange but more then likely painted over red. The one wire starts from the starter switch on the dash and goes on down to the clutch safety switch then on to the starter. I have seen them do just what you said that ya get a click and then nothing. It may have come out of adjustment or it may have gone bad . Also could be a bad starter switch in the dash . And it vary well could be just dirty terminals at the battery. Since i am not there to pin point the problem get yourself a good test lite and start with that before ya start tearing into it .

GeneMO · Jan 19, 2009

Tractor Vet is right, bet it is the clutch safety switch. My dad had the leads off of ours for about 5 years with then ends twisted together. When I discovered it after he passed away I bought a new switch.

Gene

Warren Bult · Jan 20, 2009

Have put on new battery cables including the ground.
New clutch savety switch.
Engine doesn't turn over. Just the clicking sound

Too Far Gone · Jan 20, 2009

put a solenoid on it

766 won't start

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