[AT] Tractor Engine Won't Start

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Tue May 11 18:48:02 PDT 2004


Check all the battery cable connections at the battery, the ground and the
starter, charge the battery good and try it again.  If that doesn't work
look at the starter.

Charlie
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Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:27 PM
Subject: [AT] Tractor Engine Won't Start


>
>
>         The other day I tried to start my IH-140 but it barely turned
over,
> suspecting
>     the battery being low, after sitting all winter,  I hooked the jumper
> cables to it,
>     connected to my van.  When I tried to start it....absolutely nothing.
> The battery
>     wouldn't even begin to engage the starter.  Nothing got shorted out
> during hookup.
>
>     Why wouldn't the starter kick it over ?  If it turned the engine over
> before,  why
>     wouldn't it real turn over when jumped ??  Could the starter go out
that
> quickly ??
>
>     What do you suspose happened ?
>
>     Ted Harper
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