Kubota B7610 starter solenoid

[notnew2diy]

It's cold....maybe +5F. Go to start my B7610, all I get is clicking.
Since I've had no prior problems, Im thinking battery or battery connections.
Multimeter shows around 12vdc after one start attempt.
Cleaned pos/neg bat connections w/same results.
Found the solenoid, but how the (expletive deleted) do you get to the wires to clean the POS batt cable connection?
Seems like the left side panel comes off, but how? or does it? I dunno.

FWIW...
Batt was new Jan, 2011.
I have yet to jump start or put battery on the charger, figured I'd make every thing clean, brite and tight before I played more.

Thanks much.
Happy New Year....notnew....

 

[85Hokie]

It's cold....maybe +5F. Go to start my B7610, all I get is clicking.
Since I've had no prior problems, Im thinking battery or battery connections.
Multimeter shows around 12vdc after one start attempt.
Cleaned pos/neg bat connections w/same results.
Found the solenoid, but how the (expletive deleted) do you get to the wires to clean the POS batt cable connection?
Seems like the left side panel comes off, but how? or does it? I dunno.

FWIW...
Batt was new Jan, 2011.
I have yet to jump start or put battery on the charger, figured I'd make every thing clean, brite and tight before I played more.

Thanks much.
Happy New Year....notnew....

cold will sap the hell out of a battery ......try a jump see if that will get you up and running , and if you are like me during this part of the year, the ol girl will sit for a while without being cranked.......

then again, take the battery out and charge it at 2 amps for a while and see if that make a difference. A fully charged battery will read 12.6 volts....only going to see this on a lcd screen, analog will be tough to see the accurate voltage.

charge or jump and see what cha got !

 

[olthumpa]

After you charge the battery, have it load tested. At least around me, most auto parts, starter and alternator repair places can do it and do not charge for it.

 

[notnew2diy]

Yep..analog multimeter

Yep..dragged it in the basement, 2a charge.

Yep..2004 model w/963 hrs on the clock. Gets started probably every other day year round.

Yep..will get batt load tested on Friday.

We'll see what happens.

Thanks much...notnew...

PS....does that side panel come off to get at the solenoid?
Got me curious....Thanks.

 

[rentthis]

Raise the hood and look for 4 spring pins at the top of the side panel a each end . Remove the pins, pull it out from the top and up from the slots at the bottom. 2 pins per side

 

[notnew2diy]

Raise the hood and look for 4 spring pins at the top of the side panel a each end . Remove the pins, pull it out from the top and up from the slots at the bottom. 2 pins per side

Thank you for the info.

Ended up buying a new battery.
Life is wonderful once again.

 

[olthumpa]

Thank you for the info.

Ended up buying a new battery.
Life is wonderful once again.

Glad its back up and running.