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Posted by CB in central NY on September 06, 2006 at 06:13:39 from (63.162.143.21):
Greetings to all. I have been having some electrical issues with my Ford 2910 going back about three years when I bought it used. It has finally come to a head and I need to get it fixed once and for all. When I first bought it, the solenoid on the starter was going bad and had one loose post. I tried to get a replacement solenoid from Ford / New Holland, only to be told that it was an aftermarket unit and not available through them. I took the solenoid apart, tightened up the post (it’s copper and stripped) and re-soldered it back together. It was never quite right but held together. The tractor always had a starting problem where it would start once and would not have any juice the next time out. In addition, the positive battery post became pitted over time and I thought that the cable connection was bad. A couple of days ago I tried to start the tractor and smoke started coming out of the solenoid. I tried to stop the engine and the starter got stuck in the on position, so I had to pull the positive cable to make it stop. To make a long story short, I went out and had to buy a whole new starter (nothing wrong with the old one, just can’t get the solenoid for it). I put it in and nothing changed. Even worse, when I turned the ignition switch, smoke started coming from other places along the wiring harness. When I finally looked at the wiring, sections of it were actually melted (just the insulation, not the copper). So I am thinking there is a short somewhere in the line (or several shorts) and they were probably responsible for my woes. Someone suggested the ignition switch itself, but I just spent $325 on the starter and probably for nothing, so I don’t really want to spend any more money on this problem if I don’t have to. Any electrical experts out there? Any ideas, suggestions, comments would be welcome. Sorry for the long post.
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