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Lance Vinson 02-25-2013 09:06:37 184.79.9.18 Report to Moderator	Ok folks, this is a dumb question but I can't seem to figure it out. I put a new starter in my 52 I know where the positive battery cable hooks to the solenoid. I thought the negative hooked to the other side where that "ground strap" connects the body of the starter and the solenoid. But when I hook it up that way it won't crank. I have to jump it to start it. Where do the battery cables hook up? 12 v system. [Reply]   [No Email]
Lance vinson 02-25-2013 12:53:31 184.79.9.18 Report to Moderator	Re: 12v battery hook up in reply to Lance Vinson, 02-25-2013 09:06:37   Thanks guys. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dell (WA) 02-25-2013 11:09:50 174.24.222.166 Report to Moderator	Re: 12v battery hook up in reply to Lance Vinson, 02-25-2013 09:06:37   Lance........surprizingly enuff, yer starter motor don't care positive (+) ground ...or... negative (-) ground. It always turns the correct direction. And yer original 6-volt starter works just fine on 12-volts. The ONLY thing that matters is NEGATIVE (-) ground for yer 12-volt ALTERNATOR. Them little solid state devices don't work with incorrect grounding. Yer description of trying to connect yer battery to BOTH posts of yer 3-terminal starter motor solenoid is the WRONG way to connect yer 12-volt battery. Connect the battery POSITIVE (+) cable to the NON-STARTER post of yer solenoid. The short COPPER buss-barr goes to yer insulated starter motor stud. The little middle terminal snakes back to yer BIG THUMB starter push button by yer tranny shifter. Connect yer battery NEGATIVE (-) to the built-in connection of the battery sheetmetal tray. .........Dell, a 12-volt advocate that knows 8-ways to convert to 12-volts and they all work the 1st-time [Reply]  [No Email]
soundguy 02-25-2013 11:07:41 184.246.149.118 Report to Moderator	Re: 12v battery hook up in reply to Lance Vinson, 02-25-2013 09:06:37   are you saying that you hooked the the battery +/- post to each side of the solenoid and are wondering why it won't crank? in your 12v - ground system.. bat negative goes to chassis. bat positive goes to one side of solenoid. other side of solenoid is hooked to the starter stud by a 'L' strap. bat ground does NOT go to that strap. [Reply]  [No Email]
old 02-25-2013 09:09:09 209.86.226.32 Report to Moderator	Re: 12v battery hook up in reply to Lance Vinson, 02-25-2013 09:06:37   Being 12 volts say you have a - ground system so the - battery cable hooks to the tractor frames some place. The + cable hooks to the solenoid which sits on top of the starter. [Reply]  [No Email]