Mr guisepp 13 #1 Posted August 13 I'm haveing an issue where by when I turn the ignition the first few times a massive spark crackles off the positive terminal any ideas? And if someone could show me location photos of the external electrical parts and their names. The manual drawings I have aren't completely clear. I might have to replace something and I want to be able to identify 1972 Lawn & Garden Tractor Raider 8 8-Speed Kohler K181S-304610 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,307 #3 Posted August 13 Any chance you are using a coil for a magneto engine and you have a battery type coil? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr guisepp 13 #4 Posted August 13 I have a battery meter it says 12 volt holding...new battery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr guisepp 13 #5 Posted August 13 Just now, lynnmor said: Any chance you are using a coil for a magneto engine and you have a battery type coil? it wouldn't be anything I did no..I've never worked on the electronics yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,145 #6 Posted August 13 (edited) Where the spark occurs is usually where the problem is. sounds like a dirty / loose connection right there on the positive terminal. Hight resistance drops voltage which raised amps which lets the spark out! Edited August 13 by squonk 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,569 #7 Posted August 13 3 hours ago, Mr guisepp said: I have a battery meter it says 12 volt holding...new battery 12.?? volts though? To properly test a battery the meter needs to be able to read fractions of volts. Example: A battery that shows below 12.45 volts with no load MAY be OK but must be charged before proper load testing. 19 minutes ago, squonk said: Where the spark occurs is usually where the problem is. sounds like a dirty / loose connection right there on the positive terminal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr guisepp 13 #8 Posted August 16 On 8/13/2024 at 1:05 PM, 953 nut said: YEP that was it lol 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 552 #9 Posted August 17 Had a new name brand battery (340cca) a few months ago that would check good but would not turn my 701 over. Had it load tested at the FLAPS that it came from and they said it checked good also but made them swap it out anyway. So long story short it 2nd battery would wring the 701's tail so the first battery had to be bad. The 701's doesn't have the automatic compression release so takes a pretty good battery to turn them over. Glad I had enough sense that day to try new battery instead of tearing into the starter/generator . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
