wont crank over!

[oneroadkingman 53]

hello, I have a 267h with a new starter, new solenoid and the only way it will start is if u take a screw driver and jump the two terminals on the solenoid. any ideas as to why its not working properly thanks in advance.

[953 nut 59,252]

If your new solenoid has two small terminals one of them needs to be grounded.

 

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[Achto 29,229]

 Look over the diagram, make sure all of the safety switches are working properly and that the starter solenoid is grounded.

Edited May 12, 2021 by Achto

[seuadr 489]

5 hours ago, Achto said:

 Look over the diagram, make sure all of the safety switches are working properly and that the starter solenoid is grounded.

yeah, the last time i installed a new starter solenoid i ran into this. all of the ones i'd messed around with previously were grounded through the body of the solenoid (i assume?) 

[Gregor 4,847]

22 hours ago, 953 nut said:

If your new solenoid has two small terminals one of them needs to be grounded.

As my uncle Mike use to say, " I dunt agrrrree wit wut yer sayin' but I'll defend til dett, your rrrrright to say it"

 

 

If yous solenoid looks like this, I would not ground one of the terminals.

[pfrederi 18,562]

There are many different solenoids in the world.  Some have only one small terminal.  they are grounded through the mounting bracket. The there are ones with 2 small terminals.  If they are marked S and I then they are grounded through the mounting bracket.  (The I is to bypass a ballast resister and increase voltage to the coil/points during starting mode..  if the second terminal isn't marked I then it is probably the ground as the mounting bracket is NOT grounded.