Posted by mike sdak on July 29, 2009 at 16:45:07 from (64.68.172.110):
Hello.
I have a farmall SMTA, which I have owned for about 7 years. It gets run usually only in the summer, for mowing and light loader work.
The muffler fell off last summer - and I didn't replace the rain cap. I haven't attempted to start it until this week. I now can't it to turn over at all when I go to start it.
Two possibilities come to mind: 1. Weak Starter. I can hear the solenoid go, and the bendix (I think) engages, but doesn't turn it over. I charged the battery, and tried it with jumper cables too- no different.
I pulled the starter out 1/2" or so, and tried to push the rear wheels by hand - I didn't note any movement of the fan.
2. Stuck engine. I never thought that would happen in less than a year (famous last words). I am assuming this is the case, based on the apparent lack of movement of the fan when rocking the tractor. However, the rocking is limited, since I have a 3pt mower and loader attached, both resting on the ground.
Assuming no 2, I sprayed PB blaster in the spark plug holes, and down the exhaust, probably 3/4 of a can. No luck after two days (rocking or key-starting )
Thoughts?
Oh yes, the manual crank (shaft) is on the front of the tractor, but it seems the socket-end is frozen - it doesn't come close to engaging the pulley on the crankshaft. So I haven't tried crank-starting it, either.
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