New Starter

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Well I got the new starter for Old Smokie yesterday, the people at Nations Starter & Alternator are fast I ordered it on monday and got it at 2: PM tuesday,
But now for the Bad Sad part,,, it was not the started that was bad, A long time ago some one on here posted an idea for safety about when you take your cub to a cub fest
and children are around and may start your cub and some one could get hurt, they said to put in some kind of a safety switch, I thought that was a good idea and did so.
the problem was in the switch not my starter, I was getting 12.72 volts at the starter but it would not turn it over on the tractor so I took it of and hook it up and it worked fine
So I started checking everything, I took the switch out of the system and hooked the wire right to the Battery and Bingo it started right up,
here is a picture of the switch,

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Sorry to here about your problems with the starter. Sometimes it is the simple things that cause the problems, and the steps to find them should be done first. Yesterday I went out to a friend's house to replace a starter on one of his cubs, and found that the conection to the battery was bad, and not the starter itself. Your problem would have been a little harder to find than his because of the voltage at the starter. I am sure that someone will need the starter at some point, and the price will only go up, so you can call it an investment.
 
Switches can be sneaky. I was checking a sudden onset, "no start" issue, on a friend's SA. Spark tester showed spark. Had fuel. Timing was ok. Called Cecil, for a consultation. He said, "bypass the switch" (Ignition switch) I did, and it started, in about 2 revolutions! Volt meter, showed less than 1 volt, coming from the switch. (6 V system). Enough to show spark, in the tester, but not enough to jump the plug gap. Sometimes, simple things, cause big problems! Ed
 
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