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1959 Dexta Starting Woes---OscarBurrhead -- HELP

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Peter A Taylor

02-18-2000 11:41:37

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The Dexta's block heating elements are working fine, but the engine won't turn over at all. Batteries are good and are fully charged. When I turn the key on and depress the starter lever, all I get is a loud click.(sounds like it is coming from the firewall). It is almost as if the starter motor is frozen. I've tapped the starter motor with a hammer to try and free up the bendix in case it is stuck. Another snowstorm is coming to the Northeast coast of the US and it appears as if I'll be shoveling out from this one, instead of being able to use the tractor bucket. Any ideas????? ??

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Burrhead

02-19-2000 20:34:02

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Re: 1959 Dexta Starting Woes---OscarBurrhead -- HELP in reply to Peter A Taylor, 02-18-2000 11:41:37

That loud click could be the bendix engaging, but it's probly the selonoid jumping into place when you attempt the start.
By your problem coming on suddenly I would bet a wire has come loose or broken.
Take a test light and check the wire from the selonoid to the starter motor to be sure it is energizing when you push the lever. If it's not, start at the ignition wire and follow to the starter switch, if hot to the starter switch, check the out side from starter switch to the selonoid. If it's hot to the selonoid when you're pushing the starter lever, check both the battery cables on the selonoid to be sure it's hot on both sides now.
If all the wires are hot with the lever pushed down to crank the engine do this.Turn off the ignition switch, now push the lever down to crank position, remember the switch needs to be off. Put the bendix in gear and turn the engine a quarter turn by the fan. Turn on the switch and try again now.
If this has'nt worked the only other thing is to bypass the selonoid, while you hold down the lever, take a jumper cable and go directly from the battery to the starter hot post.
Remember when you check this with a test light, that every wire to and from the starter and selonoid both should be hot when the lever is pushed down to crank with the switch on.
If you still don't find the trouble my email is burrhead@ytmag.com, sometimes I get in late and don't check the boards.I always check my mail and I will help if I know how, or tell you I don't know when I don't..

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Karl

02-18-2000 18:43:34

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Re: 1959 Dexta Starting Woes---OscarBurrhead -- HELP in reply to Peter A Taylor, 02-18-2000 11:41:37

Hi,

I'm unfamiliar with the Dexta, but once when my grandfather's major acted like that it turned out to be the solenoid. In any case, I would bet dollars to doughnuts that your starter is okay, especially if it wasn't dragging before the problem happened. It might be something as simple as a connection that needs to be cleaned or tightened. Oh yeah, I just remembered: my grandfather's major had another quirk; Sometimes the key would get turned ever so slightly out of position, and it would not turn over. Solution; Hold the starter lever down and switch the key back and forth until you found the place where it made the proper connection. Don't know if any of this helps, but good luck.

Karl

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legend

04-04-2002 09:23:45

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Re: Re: 1959 Dexta Starting Woes---OscarBurrhead -- HELP in reply to Karl, 02-18-2000 18:43:34

had the same problem with mine here in England only it was intermittant. It was the solenoid.

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Brian

02-19-2000 02:01:45

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Re: Re: 1959 Dexta Starting Woes---OscarBurrhead -- HELP in reply to Karl, 02-18-2000 18:43:34

Peter,
Sounds like you have a bad connection somewhere. Try feeling each connection from the battery after operating the starter and see if one is warm. Could be on the battery or at the bottom of the earth lead where it joins the chassis. Don't think you have a bad problem, just a niggle.
Please keep the snow on your side of the pond.
regards
Brian

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