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Got my Super C running again!

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JohnV2000

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First of all, I want to thank everyone for your help. I learned a lot and I know that if it was not for this forum, my tractor would still not be running.

I put the battery back in after charging it for a while. It was reading about 12.5 volts. I flipped on the ignition and still got no voltage at the coil, so I traced the wire back.

I looked in at the ignition switch from the inside of the panel and noticed that the input wire to the ignition switch did not go anywhere, it was just a 6 inch section of bare ended wire. I then found the other part of that wire and noticed that the coupling between those wires had broken. I used some electrical tape as a quick fix and attached the wires together again.

I flipped on the ignition switch and measured just under 12 volts at the coil, so I knew I was in business. I used the starter and the tractor fired right up within a second.

I must say, it feels very satisfying to diagnose a problem and then fix it, especially while learning so much from you all!

Thank you!

John
 
What you found is why many times a simple hot wire from the battery to the coil make it easy to know which way to look when you have a no start problem. If hot wired and it runs then the problem is from the coil back to the ignition/battery. If when hot wired it does not run problem is in the distributor or bad coil but coils do not go bad often
 
(quoted from post at 15:11:21 04/03/19) What you found is why many times a simple hot wire from the battery to the coil make it easy to know which way to look when you have a no start problem. If hot wired and it runs then the problem is from the coil back to the ignition/battery. If when hot wired it does not run problem is in the distributor or bad coil but coils do not go bad often
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At first I was not really comfortable with all the wiring and where the wires all go and what they do. Now I am more familiar and I would be more comfortable with hot wiring.
 
You just learned what it took me quite a few years to
figure out . Tracing wires and checking for voltage
use to scare me to death . I?ll add one more thing
anywhere there is a crimped on connection you?ll
want to check both sides of it because they will lose
power you?ll have voltage on one side but not the
other
 

I noticed that the crimped connections were a little fragile, I think I am going to buy some new wire and new connectors to replace the old stuff. Hopefully that will prevent any more wires from falling out of their crimps.
 
Good to hear you found the problem. You see the value in troubleshooting a problem before throwing parts at what it might be?

My thought on your switch feed wire is; the wire feeding a switch should be one length, from the source to the switch, with no splices in it, unless to connect to an in-line fuse which has one end attached at/to the source. If there are a lot of splices in your wiring; a re-wire/new harness will be a worthwhile project. I'm sure someone here has a good wiring diagram they will share with you when you're ready.
 
(quoted from post at 21:27:58 04/03/19)
I noticed that the crimped connections were a little fragile, I think I am going to buy some new wire and new connectors to replace the old stuff. Hopefully that will prevent any more wires from falling out of their crimps.
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I prefer a good solder connection to a crimped one, especially with the poor quality stuff available at parts stores today.

If possible, get copper wire and copper connectors and solder them.

Run FAR, FAR AWAY from those scotchlock type spices and connectors. Those things are guaranteed to create headaches in a little while.
 
There are pliers out there made just for crimping. They do a much better job than the ones that strip and crimp.


Beagle.
 
(quoted from post at 15:27:58 04/03/19)
I noticed that the crimped connections were a little fragile, I think I am going to buy some new wire and new connectors to replace the old stuff. Hopefully that will prevent any more wires from falling out of their crimps.
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Good idea to replace the wiring. Make sure you get the proper gauge of wire. It can vary, depending on which wire it is. The experts on here can help with that information. If possible, run your wire in one piece and avoid making splices and connections wherever possible.

Also, you may already know this, but be sure to disconnect the battery before doing any wiring. Unhook the cable which is connected to ground.
 
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