1984 Work Horse GT-1600 REFRESH

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Cats are cool… relatively low maintenance compared to a little dog. Bailey can get on your nerves but we love him… hope he can’t read, but my wife swears he knows what we say to him.

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

2 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

pet cock

 

You can write that and not get censord, but I can't write ****** [sn4tch] block.

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

… did you get Redsquare jail for that ?

 

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

3 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

Back to the business at hand

 

And I'm still debating about whether or not I should pull the oil pan off the 12 horse and pull those balance gears.  I've got that machine all set up for plowing and did use it last snow but I definitely don't want to 'window' the block.

 

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

1 minute ago, Horse Newbie said:

… did you get Redsquare jail for that ?

 

 

Nahhhh, just 'auto censored'.

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

I think I remember you talking about those balance gears on here, and plenty of people offering their experience and advice

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

1 minute ago, Jeff-C175 said:

Nahhhh, just 'auto censored'.

Didn’t know they had that… glad my name isn’t Richard…

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

2 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

I think I remember you talking about those balance gears on here, and plenty of people offering their experience and advice

 

Yeah... I forget what thread it was in now.  Might have been one I hijacked from you? 

 

I could probaably pull the engine, drop the pan, pull the gears, and get it back together in one day, before the next snow... but  you know about the  best laid plans... 

Edited January 18, 2022 by Jeff-C175

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Gotta go … wife says it’s bedtime, plus I gotta work tomorrow…

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

Just now, Horse Newbie said:

Gotta go … wife says it’s bedtime, plus I gotta work tomorrow…

 

Me too... didn't get much sleep last night with all that wind...  laterz my friend!

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Can anybody tell me where this white plug would go on the electrical on my 1984 Work Horse GT-1600 with a 16hp twin Briggs ? Maybe someone could tag someone who can post an electrical schematic. I can’t seem to find it here. Or tell me how to get to it please…

Wonder why the green/ black wire has been cut coming out of the white plug ?-

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Okay I see where the white plug goes… is it possible that someone cut the green/ black wire because it’s not needed ?

And does this black wire go on the terminal(2nd pic) ?

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

Try this one on for size...

 

 

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

@Jeff-C175…

Thank you sooo much sir !

You really helped me out. I think I can figure it out now.

The white plug coming out of the engine goes to the magneto. The other side/ tractor side of the white  plug has two wires… one white and one green …

The green is supposed to go to light switch, white to “R” on switch.

Looks like PO cut the green wire and run the light switch wire to “A” on the switch which is hot when switch is in the run position… 

Does that sound right ?

[ebinmaine 67,496]

1 minute ago, Horse Newbie said:

Looks like PO cut the green wire and run the light switch wire to “A” on the switch which is hot when switch is in the run position… 

Does that sound right ?

 

Not sure why that would have been done but lots of tractors are wired with lights to "A" terminal. 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Not sure why that would have been done but lots of tractors are wired with lights to "A" terminal. 

Well to tell the truth @ebinmaine, I’m not exactly sure I called it right…

I am gonna have to go back out to the shop tomorrow with the electrical schematic and take a closer look.

Wiring IS NOT my forte’… everything runs together and my head about explodes !

Did you look at the colored wiring diagram ? You can see that the green from the magneto goes to light switch. You may have to scroll up and look at the download… I took a screenshot and it’s blurry if you try to enlarge it . Wiring bout does me in !

Edited January 19, 2022 by Horse Newbie

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

44 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

Wiring IS NOT my forte’

 

I get by pretty good, so even though I'm not familiar with your machine I should be able to help with questions.

 

The diagram shows that there is a diode in that circuit... see it next to the plug drawing?  I don't know where that's located.  I think I read somewhere on the forum that it's 'in-line' and covered with heat shrink?  Is there a 'bump' in the wire with heat shrink over it?

 

Diode is probably in here:

 

 

49 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Not sure why that would have been done

 

Me either.  But then I'm not sure why it was done the way the diagram shows it either.

 

Edited January 19, 2022 by Jeff-C175

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

25 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said:

diagram shows that there is a diode in that

Is that the black triangle with the line on top ?

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

What does a diode do ?

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

3 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

Is that the black triangle with the line on top ?

 

Yes.

 

2 minutes ago, Horse Newbie said:

What does a diode do ?

 

A diode passes current in only one direction.  They are used to change (rectify) AC to DC.

 

The output of the stator is AC, thus the diode is needed to change to DC.

 

Note the labels on the two lines of the diagram:

 

 

The lights are run off of the AC output and the battery charging has to be DC.

 

Are there LED headlights on the machine?  That could be one reason the OP changed the wiring.  LEDs need DC, but I have seen some PAR 36 LED headlamps that are labeled "AC or DC" .

 

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

1 minute ago, Jeff-C175 said:

Are there LED headlights on the machine? 

I don’t think so. I’ll have to look tomorrow. I hope I left the headlights in the hood, or I’ll have to look for them. 
Seems to me that they are sealed beam.

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

1 minute ago, Horse Newbie said:

Seems to me that they are sealed beam.

 

The LED PAR36 look just like sealed beam.  Same form and fit.

 

[Horse Newbie 7,069]

Just now, Jeff-C175 said:

 

The LED PAR36 look just like sealed beam.  Same form and fit.

 

I’ll have to verify, but judging by the shape of the tractor when it was given to me I doubt they are.

I hate being on a task, hit a bad spot, get answers and help , then have to wait until the next day to get back into it.

Don’t worry, when I get started back on the wiring harness reinstall I will be reaching out for answers …

[ebinmaine 67,496]

6 hours ago, Horse Newbie said:

everything runs together

 

Don't look at the page as a pile of colored spaghetti. 

The wires are color coded so they can be visually and mentally separated and chased. 

If every circuit was its own page in the manual it would be far less intimidating to most but it would be too much to print. 

 

Once you learn to separate the diagram as a whole to a bunch of separate circuits it's a LOT easier to understand. 

 

I personally find it much easier to read a schematic diagram on a full sized piece of paper than a phone or computer screen. 

Another thing you can do is get a couple plain white pieces of paper to use as blockers to cover the part of the diagram you don't need to see. 

You'd be surprised to see how much that changes your focus. 

 

[Lee1977 6,659]

The engines with the diode are low amp output. The lights will burn brighter at high RPM.  WH set it up that was to isolate the lights from the battery. My guess the PO switch it to get more light.