Electrical problem

I have went through my wiring for my 12 volt converted front mount distributor 8N and really can"t find anything wrong with it.

Here"s the problem. When I connect the ground wire to the steering gear box it sparks. If I try to connect it anyway the engine turns and she tries to start WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION!

While I am glad that she is ready to run, I wish she would wait until I am in the seat! The wiring is the same as it was last year when I parked her.

Could it be the ignition switch gone sour? Could there be a problem in the alternator or the starter selonoid which I just replaced?

On the terminal block, the little post that is not part of the resistor is gone. I wirenutted all the wires that were supposed to go to that post. Also, the resistor is sort of unwound in one spot and the post where it connects to the terminal block is stripped out and so the resistor is sort of bent right there. Could that be the problem and if so, how would you fix it? I"m stumped and I have a tractor guru (my uncle) coming over tomorrow to help, but I would love to get her started before he comes over. Any suggestions?

Brett

I think that might be the problem. It is getting juice whether or not the ground starter button on the tranny is pushed in or not. I went to the local autoparts store and got a new one since the old trusty TSC will not have anymore until Saturday...maybe. I'm gonna try it tonight and send that other peice of junk back. Hope I can get the old girl started tonight. She needs to run and cough a little to get the cold weather out of her system.

Thanks for the help.

I have tried removing the small wire on the back of the solonoid. It still sparks like all get out. Now I have a thought. I am new at this, but would the fact that it is a six volt solonoid (originally a positive ground)that has been converted to a 12 volt (negative ground)have anything to do with it? The solonoid has a sticker that says BAT to which I assume connects to teh positive post of the battery. Should I have it the other way since it is now a negative ground? Currently the small post is in the back between the solonoid and the motor.

So since it still sparks, I should assume that the starter button is OK. I disconnected the positive from the keyed ignition and it still sparked.

I am really puzzled. I may just rewire the whole darn thing from start to finish. Does anyone have a wire diagram that they can email me or point me to for a 12 volt front mount conversion. I have a two wire GM alternator.

Thanks for all your help!

Roger in Michigan

I will try it thanks.

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So if I push the button it will start without the key? Or you said push the bottom...the bottome of what?

Thanks again.

They did not say that the tractor will start when you push the starter button. They said that the starter will turn over the engine. The ignition switch controls the sparkies. So the starter switch will make the engine turn over but it will not start unless the ignition switch is on.

Roger in Michigan

I have tried removing the small wire on the back of the solonoid. It still sparks like all get out. Now I have a thought. I am new at this, but would the fact that it is a six volt solonoid (originally a positive ground)that has been converted to a 12 volt (negative ground)have anything to do with it? The solonoid has a sticker that says BAT to which I assume connects to teh positive post of the battery. Should I have it the other way since it is now a negative ground? Currently the small post is in the back between the solonoid and the motor.

So since it still sparks, I should assume that the starter button is OK. I disconnected the positive from the keyed ignition and it still sparked.

I am really puzzled. I may just rewire the whole darn thing from start to finish. Does anyone have a wire diagram that they can email me or point me to for a 12 volt front mount conversion. I have a two wire GM alternator.

Thanks for all your help!

These wiring diagrams were frequently referred to by Ners far more knowledgeable than I.

Unfortunately for the nseries.com folks, their website seems to have gone the way of the dodo.

Thanks to the Internet Wayback Machine, however, that great information lives on, and you can access it via the link below.

Hope that helps!

Cheers,
Paul

• NSeries.com wiring diagrams

Many thanks.