F 200 starter

Darald · Dec 1, 2014

One of my 200's starts immediately that you let go of the starter rod, it will start with just a hit to the starter, or if you hold the rod for a few turns of the engine, it won't start until the rod is released. What is causing this, is it a wiring problem.

kub6040 · Dec 1, 2014

I have had tractors do the same and my problem was the starter lowered voltage to the distributor and it didn't make a strong spark while the starter was engaged , I ran a separate wire from battery to switch to coil and solved the problem.

James Williams · Dec 2, 2014

Rebuild the starter

mkirsch · Dec 2, 2014

The starter is sucking the voltage down on the battery, causing a weak spark, or no spark at all. When you stop cranking the starter, the voltage comes back up, momentum carries the engine through a compression stroke, a plug fires, and off she goes.

Dad's Super M started doing this after it was converted to 12V. Since it fires and runs as soon as you let off the starter, we've just lived with it.

Does your tractor have a 12V conversion with the ballast resistor installed for the coil?

Darald · Dec 2, 2014

Thanks for the replies, the 200 has been converted long ago to a 12V single wire alternator, I will have the starter rebuilt.

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