Well, I'm back. I started a thread several weeks ago but it has been too hot in the garage to work on this problem. Today is a bit better so I wanted to give it a try. Rather than try to resurrect the old post, I thought I'd start anew.
Story is...BX23D won't start. The battery voltage and SG are good so that's not the problem. I had put in a new main switch earlier, thinking that the switch may have been the issue. It was not. When I turn the key on (not all the way to the start mode), the easy checker lights are VERY dim and the glow plug pre-heat light does not light up. I checked the voltage at the glow plug connection at the engine and had good readings. In the past, all these lights were very bright and easy to see. When I move the key on to the start position, there is no sound for the starter and the dim lights go off entirely. I do hear the fuel pump.
Yesterday, despite the fact that I know the battery voltage is good, I tried to jump start using the truck...just like trying to jump start a dead car battery. The easy checker lights were very bright and the starter made a growl but didn't start. I only tried it twice.
So, today I put the negative lead of the voltmeter onto the negative battery terminal and touched the positive lead of the voltmeter to the starter positive post. It registered 12.48. I then touched the starter case and got 0.00 which apparently is good. So, it appears the positive cable from the battery to the starter is OK.
Next, I removed what I think is the wire for the solenoid at the starter. It is a clip with a black and white wire. There is not other wiring at the starter. So, since I don't have little jumper wires, I made a jumper wire with a spade to put onto the solenoid. Then I touched the other end of the wire to the starter positive post. There was a very weak spark but no sounds like the starter was going to turn over.
After trying to start the tractor, as the key is being turned off, there is a 3-4 second sound...between a creak and a buzz...under the dash panel. I've tried to isolate where the sound originates. It seems like it is on the left upper side of the tractor. There is a square rubber boot that surrounds the connection for quite a few wires. According to the wiring diagram in the WSM, that may be the I C regulator.
Final description. Prior to the new no start issue, the tractor had started easily. I had mowed the grass and then parked in the garage. What a shock when it wouldn't start.
I'd like to try to start the tractor by somehow jumping the starter but I'm not sure how to do it. I see the positive terminal but I wouldn't know where to attach the negative lead. It seems to me that the problem is in the wiring, not the starter but obviously, I do not fully know. Since I got a growl with the truck jump, it seems to me that the starter may be OK. Or, maybe a growl is just not enough.
If there are suggestions, I'd appreciate them all. Getting this tractor to a repair shop would be problematic.
Thank you for anyone who is willing to jump in.
Tractor Gal
Story is...BX23D won't start. The battery voltage and SG are good so that's not the problem. I had put in a new main switch earlier, thinking that the switch may have been the issue. It was not. When I turn the key on (not all the way to the start mode), the easy checker lights are VERY dim and the glow plug pre-heat light does not light up. I checked the voltage at the glow plug connection at the engine and had good readings. In the past, all these lights were very bright and easy to see. When I move the key on to the start position, there is no sound for the starter and the dim lights go off entirely. I do hear the fuel pump.
Yesterday, despite the fact that I know the battery voltage is good, I tried to jump start using the truck...just like trying to jump start a dead car battery. The easy checker lights were very bright and the starter made a growl but didn't start. I only tried it twice.
So, today I put the negative lead of the voltmeter onto the negative battery terminal and touched the positive lead of the voltmeter to the starter positive post. It registered 12.48. I then touched the starter case and got 0.00 which apparently is good. So, it appears the positive cable from the battery to the starter is OK.
Next, I removed what I think is the wire for the solenoid at the starter. It is a clip with a black and white wire. There is not other wiring at the starter. So, since I don't have little jumper wires, I made a jumper wire with a spade to put onto the solenoid. Then I touched the other end of the wire to the starter positive post. There was a very weak spark but no sounds like the starter was going to turn over.
After trying to start the tractor, as the key is being turned off, there is a 3-4 second sound...between a creak and a buzz...under the dash panel. I've tried to isolate where the sound originates. It seems like it is on the left upper side of the tractor. There is a square rubber boot that surrounds the connection for quite a few wires. According to the wiring diagram in the WSM, that may be the I C regulator.
Final description. Prior to the new no start issue, the tractor had started easily. I had mowed the grass and then parked in the garage. What a shock when it wouldn't start.
I'd like to try to start the tractor by somehow jumping the starter but I'm not sure how to do it. I see the positive terminal but I wouldn't know where to attach the negative lead. It seems to me that the problem is in the wiring, not the starter but obviously, I do not fully know. Since I got a growl with the truck jump, it seems to me that the starter may be OK. Or, maybe a growl is just not enough.
If there are suggestions, I'd appreciate them all. Getting this tractor to a repair shop would be problematic.
Thank you for anyone who is willing to jump in.
Tractor Gal
