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Blown fuses, check. Battery terminals and connections, check. Special attention to ground lug and terminal, check.
Okay, I accidentally bumped the lugs on the solenoid when I was checking for voltage on the terminal, and it made the starter spin (but didn't engage the starter drive).
Yes, fingers crossed. I cleaned up all the battery connections, but still nothing when I hit the switch. I did get the starter to run by shorting across, but haven't tried to get the solenoid to engage by shorting across it. Doesn't seem like the juice is getting to the solenoid to kick it, just yet. Still pokin around. Also took the valve cover off, no signs of any unhappiness in there yet.
Okay, update #1. Good news is, the engine is not locked up. I remembered there being an access cover on the left side that would give me access to the flywheel and ring gear. tried moving it with the help of a screwdriver and it moved easily. So I have an electrical issue to begin with. Clean all battery posts and other similar contacts and see what that does for me. However……….. checked the hydraulic level and it didn't register on the dipstick. So I stuck a piece of hose down into it and it shows about an inch and a quarter of fluid on it. Not good.
Second however;, I checked the radiator and it showed low. So I drained it at the lower petcock, and got maybe a quart out of it. Second not good. I don't see any signs yet of any external leakage, so I suppose next I pull the valve cover and look for signs of something unhappy in there. And keep going untill I can identify where the antifreeze went. Of course, I'm thinking how much this is gonna cost to get the tractor running, and how much a shortblock might cost, etc, etc, etc.
The tractor was under cover so I doubt water got in, but I will check to be sure. Stranger things have happened. The dribbling injector has always been a possibility, even thought I had replaced one or two of those I suspected (it's been a while so I don't remember for sure if it was one or two). And yes, it had good antifreeze in it all along. I'll start getting into it today and see what shows up, and then post the results.
