[Ford-ferguson] 2n problem

[Chris Britton]

With it all re-assembled.. use a screwdriver to short between the two
terminals.. if the starter spins then.. but not with the switch closed..
that lets you know the switch is bad.  Replacements are available.

If it won't spin with the contacts shorted.. try jumpering right from the
battery to the starter.. if that doesn't do it.. the starter bendix may be
hung in the flywheel.. to -unhang' it put the tractor in high gear and garb
the rear tire and rock vigorously back and forth for a bit.. starter bendix
usually pops free then.

Soundguy

> I restored my tractor about two years ago, but it has been sitting idle
> in a neighbor's barn since then. The battery (amazingly enough) tests
> OK, but the starter won't spin. Well, not exactly, at one point, I got
> it to spin, but it wouldn't stop! (the starter plunger in front of the
> shifter stuck). I removed the plunger and freed it up, then I removed
> the starter switch itself and got that pretty much unstuck and put
> everything back together. But it still won't turn over. I checked all
> the grounds, and they seem OK, but I have a feeling that the starter
> switch may be the culprit. I also cleaned up the top of the battery and
> the battery clamps. It doesn't look there is any way to get inside the
> starter switch to clean the contacts.