squonk 46,697 #1 Posted 10 hours ago @953 nut and I both preach " CHECK ALL CONNECTIONS!!!! " I put a starter in my C160 about 4 years ago. It was used. Always fires right up and isn't overly noisy. I mowed this AM and shut it off. Mowed this afternoon and parked it in the driveway so I could blow the grass off of it like I always try to do. Tractor sat for about 4 hrs and when I went to start it the dreaded " Solenoid clicks but it doesn't crank." Everything looked pretty good and testing at the starter terminal revealed 12.9 volts with the key in the start position. Here is a picture of the starter and cable. Really doesn't look bad at all: I put my hand on the terminal with the key in crank and a spark!!! So I yanked off the terminal and inspected it. Looked fairly clean but I got some sand paper out and polished things a tad and she fires up so I don't have to push it! Just goes to show you what a little "fuzz" on a connection can do. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 56,698 #2 Posted 10 hours ago Had that happen many times. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 79,035 #3 Posted 10 hours ago Yessir. Good catch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,880 #4 Posted 9 hours ago 1 hour ago, squonk said: Just goes to show you what a little "fuzz" on a connection can do I have taken up the habit of brushing a light coat of Super Lube on all connections. Use an acid core brush to apply it. Seems to keep corrosion from wire terminals. A tub like this lasts a long time. https://www.grainger.com/product/44N722 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ineedanother 2,431 #5 Posted 8 hours ago For the sake of clarification, the key that some might not be catching is that a lot of grease is dielectric which does not conduct electricity and is not intended to be "within" the connection. Lithium and other dielectric greases are meant to protect connections, not make them. Clean and make connections and then apply dielectric products to seal them from moisture and keep them from corroding. You want to keep water away from electricity and dissimilar metals. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,173 #6 Posted 2 hours ago Oxidation - akin to rust in so many ways.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 46,697 #7 Posted 52 minutes ago Since/cents/sense this happened at the end of a day of mowing/ moving dirt and dog walking, I did enough to get it running and back into the garage. I plan on pulling things all apart and really clean things up, and maybe put a little Noalox on the connections. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
