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As it happens, I assumed the mating surface between the starter and the block was fine primarily because it had not occurred to me that it provided the ground to the starter. I have just been lucky all the other times I have replaced starters on various vehicles in my lifetime. After that was...

Thank you very much. I suspected as much with the blow-by. I had heard the term before, but never had it explained. Never too old to learn.

Thanks for the help. Later today I am going to hotwire it as suggested by Hokie and try that.

I replaced the ground cable when I replaced the battery.

I located the switch, and I adjusted it down to touch the actuating tab and a little more. Depressing the clutch actually now moves the switch a little so I am pretty sure it is being pressed to its limit. Still no turn-over of the engine. Is the switch itself likely to be bad? I can hear it...

Is that the solenoid in the starter?

Thanks again> Are you by any chance The Okd Hokie of nTractor fame?

Thanks, for the ideas. You've given me hope that I can handle this myself. Where would one look for this switch? I put a new ground cable on at the same time I replaced the battery.

My L2550(diesel) will not turn over/crank. I have replaced the starter and the battery. All that happens now, when I turn the key is the fuel shut-off solenoid clicks. The problem was intermittent at first, and when I heard the fuel shut-off solenoid clicking, I thought it was the starter...