Dozer_Mark
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Hello tractor wizards. I recently acquired a case 480F LL, late 80's-early 90's. It's in great shape, drove it on and off the trailer. The starter solenoid wasn't working and hadn't been working for some time according to the original owner. He had a wire wrapped around the ROPS that he would take off and clamp to the solenoid wire on the starter then tap the other end to the hot wire to jump the solenoid. Worked fine for him and for me a couple times but the last time I tried to start it like that it sparked and wouldn't turn over after that. Simple, blew a fuse right? Well I can't find a single damn fuse on this whole damn tractor. Not one bus, not one spade, not one panel, not one in-line, nothing. Two relays behind the dash and that's it. What the heck did I do? When I put a multi meter on the large hot starter wire I get 12.85volts. when I put the multi meter on the small solenoid wire and turn the ignition key I get nothing. What am I missing? Are their hidden fuses on these machines somewhere? Is there one of those fuseable link wires that melts when failed? Seems like a new starter and fuse would have me going but I don't want to put money into the starter until I know how to get 12v from the ignition to the solenoid. Thanks in advance!
-Mark
-Mark