Karl Childers
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John Deere 5525 Lv5525p153674
Day 1- Tractor would not start every time you turned the key on it blew a fuse for the key. After chasing it down, found the cold start temp sensor had grounded out internally. Also during that diagnostic the ignition switch decided to come apart and **** the bed. I put it back together but was not getting the run circuit closed with the switch so the instrument cluster was not working. I made an ignition switch out of wire jumpers and got the cluster to get power again. I replaced the ignition switch. Put everything back together. The tach was not working. Start doing the harness jiggle to see if it was a bad connection. That really seemed to have no change. Then later, stuff changed. Both turn indicators are lit. and the power reverser light is lit. The tach started working after i engaged the PTO but would go off after I turned it off. The MFWD light is on whether the switch is turned on or not. I am thinking this is a ground issue, but am at the point I need to talk to someone smarter than I am.
Day 2-At this point, Getting regular but intermittent issues with different lights, gauges on the panel. Tach mostly working but you can tell its trying to give up.( it bounces at times) The MFWD light sometimes stays on but mostly is operating in a way that makes sense.
Day 3- Ok, This got much more frustrating last night. I must have wiggled or done something by testing grounds. The power reverser started working. I drove it outside started a loop stopped the tractor and then had issues again. I am going to run jumper grounds todays, get a handful a relays to switch around into different positions, and get a new start solenoid( I have a gut feeling something is going on with the ground on this). Next step I am thinking a need to find the countershaft sensor and the solenoids for forward reverse shifting and check those.( any specific help on where those live on the tractor would be great)
I am nearing the end of what I can come up with. I'm already heading towards throwing a few parts at this to see what sticks, but I am not wealthy enough to play that game.
Day 1- Tractor would not start every time you turned the key on it blew a fuse for the key. After chasing it down, found the cold start temp sensor had grounded out internally. Also during that diagnostic the ignition switch decided to come apart and **** the bed. I put it back together but was not getting the run circuit closed with the switch so the instrument cluster was not working. I made an ignition switch out of wire jumpers and got the cluster to get power again. I replaced the ignition switch. Put everything back together. The tach was not working. Start doing the harness jiggle to see if it was a bad connection. That really seemed to have no change. Then later, stuff changed. Both turn indicators are lit. and the power reverser light is lit. The tach started working after i engaged the PTO but would go off after I turned it off. The MFWD light is on whether the switch is turned on or not. I am thinking this is a ground issue, but am at the point I need to talk to someone smarter than I am.
Day 2-At this point, Getting regular but intermittent issues with different lights, gauges on the panel. Tach mostly working but you can tell its trying to give up.( it bounces at times) The MFWD light sometimes stays on but mostly is operating in a way that makes sense.
Day 3- Ok, This got much more frustrating last night. I must have wiggled or done something by testing grounds. The power reverser started working. I drove it outside started a loop stopped the tractor and then had issues again. I am going to run jumper grounds todays, get a handful a relays to switch around into different positions, and get a new start solenoid( I have a gut feeling something is going on with the ground on this). Next step I am thinking a need to find the countershaft sensor and the solenoids for forward reverse shifting and check those.( any specific help on where those live on the tractor would be great)
I am nearing the end of what I can come up with. I'm already heading towards throwing a few parts at this to see what sticks, but I am not wealthy enough to play that game.