Hello,
I have an '88 JD160 and have been messing with it for a few years. My most recent problem was a clicking sound when starting. I decided to replace the solenoid as that seemed to be a common issue. Bought a replacement from Amazon and thew it onto the starter. When I went to reattach the negative post of the battery I got some big sparks. The starter is the only part I messed with, so I put the old solenoid back on to see, and the negative post is sparking as well. I'm a little stumped as I'm not great with electrical work. From my understanding there is something draining the battery, and thats why its sparking as I connect the negative. Why would it do this when I put on the old solenoid that wasn't having an issue before? I had disconnected and reconnected the battery many times with that old solenoid to troubleshoot other issues, and that never happened.
Thanks all.
I have an '88 JD160 and have been messing with it for a few years. My most recent problem was a clicking sound when starting. I decided to replace the solenoid as that seemed to be a common issue. Bought a replacement from Amazon and thew it onto the starter. When I went to reattach the negative post of the battery I got some big sparks. The starter is the only part I messed with, so I put the old solenoid back on to see, and the negative post is sparking as well. I'm a little stumped as I'm not great with electrical work. From my understanding there is something draining the battery, and thats why its sparking as I connect the negative. Why would it do this when I put on the old solenoid that wasn't having an issue before? I had disconnected and reconnected the battery many times with that old solenoid to troubleshoot other issues, and that never happened.
Thanks all.