856.. Starter questions

[FLtractor 188]

Evening,

 

Made similar thread about this months ago.. so after better part of a year I got my 856 running driving… drove 4 minutes around yard.. decided to move the very loose Wheelhorse ignition from oversized aftermarket ignition hole previous owner used .. so I mowed ignition to other side with much better fitting hole… when did that I must of pulled the starter cable too hard and loosened something since after that it sounded very weak then as if a fart of a air nosie then nothing .. today I finished installing all new starter and battery cables since old were heavily corroded.. ground negative battery cable to fuel tank pan… made sure battery charged … checked all wiring .. turned key.. nothing no noise at all…! Wondering on the voltage regulator it had the 3 front terminals … and the under wire that goes from underneath.. could this under wire be just loose enough and the only reason the starter doesn’t make noise when key turned? Very puzzled. Yes I have looked at 856 Wiring diagram. Not sure what to do at all point.

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12 hours ago, FLtractor said:

ground negative battery cable to fuel tank pan…

Move the ground cable to the engine block itself.

You have a heavy duty cable from the battery to the ignition switch and another heavy duty cable from the ignition switch to the "A" terminal on the Starter / Generator. That is all there is to the starter system. Nothing else except the ground wire has anything to do with your starter.

[ri702bill 12,593]

And that makes it an excellent candidate to add in a solenoid to remove the high amperage load from the poor keyswitch. I did the same on my 854 - easy to do.