StartingProblems
Problem
PossibleCauses
Alltheelectricalpowerisdead.•Thebatteryisdischarged.
•Thebatterycablesarelooseorcorroded.
•ThefuseF1-1(15A)tothekeyswitchisdamaged;refer
toFuses(MachineSerialNumberbelow400000000)(page
6–22)orFuses(MachineSerialNumberabove400000000)
(page6–23).
•Thegroundconnectionislooseorcorroded.
•Thekeyswitchorcircuitwiringisdamaged.
Thestartersolenoidclicks,butthestarterdoesnotcrank.
Note:Ifthestartersolenoidclicks,theproblemisnotinthe
interlockcircuit.
•Thebatterychargeislow.
•Thebatteryisdischargedordamaged.
•Thebatterycablesarelooseorcorroded.
•Thegroundconnectionislooseorcorroded.
•Thewiringatthestartermotorisdamaged.
•Thestartersolenoidorstartermotorisdamaged.
•Thestartermountingboltsarelooseornotsupplyinga
sufcientgroundforsolenoid.
Theenginecranks,butdoesnotstart.
•Thefueltankisempty.
•Theenginerunsolenoidisdamaged(Groundsmaster
3280-D).
•Thewiringintheenginecrankcircuitisloose,corroded,
ordamaged;refertotheElectricalSchematicsinAppendix
A(pageA–1).
•Thefuellterisplugged.
•Theengineand/orfuelcanbetoocold.
•Theenginefuelpumporcircuitwiringisdamaged.
•Theglowplugsaredamaged(Groundsmaster3280-D).
•Theengineglowplugcircuitdoesnotoperateproperly.
•Theengineorfuelsystemismalfunctioning;referto
Chapter3:GasolineEngine(page3–1)orChapter4:Diesel
Engine(page4–1).
•TheStandardControlModuleisdamaged.
Theenginecranks(butshouldnot)withthetractionpedal
outoftheneutralposition.
•Thetractionneutralsensorisoutofadjustment.
•Thetractionneutralsensororcircuitwiringisdamaged.
Theglowplugcircuitdoesnotoperateproperly.•Thewiringintheengineglowcircuitisloose,corroded,or
damaged;refertotheElectricalSchematicsinAppendixA
(pageA–1).
•Theengineglowplug(s)is(are)damaged.
•Theglowrelayisdamaged.
•Thefusiblelinkharnessattheenginestartermotoris
damaged.
•ThefusesF1-1,F1-2,F1-3,and/orF1-4are/isdamaged;
refertoFuses(MachineSerialNumberabove400000000)
(page6–23).
ElectricalSystem:Troubleshooting
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