SmallTimeMowerGuy
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Everyone likes updates right? RIGHT? well here is what happened I think.
The drive belt being too tight on the machine and binding made excessive friction and would not allow the engine to rotate enough to start. Due to my not being aware of this fact it pushed the starter beyond its normal capacity and eventually fried 2x brush wires. It was not apparent at the time as the starter was still engageing…..just not enough to pop the gear out and connect with the flywheel.
Removed the starter and disassembled it to see lots of corrosion and the damaged brushes. I thought about replacing the mech with new but it was a week away and $30 ish bucks so in the meantime thought I'd attempt a fix. Tried my had at solder, I suck and it never held. Second attempt I had some epoxy and used it, making sure to get a good connection between the wire and the brush as this was the main point. After a day of curing I assembled the unit and bench tested to great satisfaction it almost spun off the table.
Installed on tractor and with some starting fluid it banged to life and ran really well once it was going.
Next was the driveability. In forward......nothing...….reverse.....nothing. Remembers that I "changed the oil" in the Hydrostatic system....thought well....maybe air in there......maybe not enough fluid.
Tried both, added about a half liter of fluid to the system and noticed a lot of bubbles and air coming out.....let it sit for a good 10 mins running in neutral until there was a white foamy looking stuff at the top.
Installed everything and not is goes forward well and slowly in reverse......like I can push it faster in reverse not....haha
all in all not a bad project to go from sleeping for a year with water in the carb/gastank and being bashed around in a flood area to driving around my driveway.
thanks again everyone for your help, I learned a lot and am glad I did this learning project. Next up to find a longer drive belt, sharpen the blades and install the deck.
The drive belt being too tight on the machine and binding made excessive friction and would not allow the engine to rotate enough to start. Due to my not being aware of this fact it pushed the starter beyond its normal capacity and eventually fried 2x brush wires. It was not apparent at the time as the starter was still engageing…..just not enough to pop the gear out and connect with the flywheel.
Removed the starter and disassembled it to see lots of corrosion and the damaged brushes. I thought about replacing the mech with new but it was a week away and $30 ish bucks so in the meantime thought I'd attempt a fix. Tried my had at solder, I suck and it never held. Second attempt I had some epoxy and used it, making sure to get a good connection between the wire and the brush as this was the main point. After a day of curing I assembled the unit and bench tested to great satisfaction it almost spun off the table.
Installed on tractor and with some starting fluid it banged to life and ran really well once it was going.
Next was the driveability. In forward......nothing...….reverse.....nothing. Remembers that I "changed the oil" in the Hydrostatic system....thought well....maybe air in there......maybe not enough fluid.
Tried both, added about a half liter of fluid to the system and noticed a lot of bubbles and air coming out.....let it sit for a good 10 mins running in neutral until there was a white foamy looking stuff at the top.
Installed everything and not is goes forward well and slowly in reverse......like I can push it faster in reverse not....haha
all in all not a bad project to go from sleeping for a year with water in the carb/gastank and being bashed around in a flood area to driving around my driveway.
thanks again everyone for your help, I learned a lot and am glad I did this learning project. Next up to find a longer drive belt, sharpen the blades and install the deck.