Posted by DG on April 09, 1998 at 15:50:13:
In Reply to: 1948 farmall H - was running engine will not turn posted by Michael on April 09, 1998 at 07:33:08:
: Last time the tractor ran it was running perfectly
: went to start and nothing. The battery is good!
: the starter was working ferfectly. All you get is a
: clunk. I rocked the tractor to see if the starter had hung up with no results. I asked my wife if she heard any mettalic sounds (bearings) and she said the tractor was working perfectly, no strange sounds. She backed it into the shed and shut it off. I would appreciate any pointers.
: thanks!
I would attack the problems 2 ways:
1) First make sure the engine isn't locked up for some
reason - pull the plugs and try and turn over. Make sure
there isn't a bunch of fluid in the cylinders. Fluid won't compress.
2) Check to make sure you're getting good voltage to the
starter. My guess would be either a bad corroded or loose connection
or a bad starter. You could run jumpers to the starter and chassis to bypass existing
connections and see if this doesn't work. If the engine is free and it still don't
turn over its your starter (assuming your battery is good -try jumper with different battery).
Good Luck DG