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Originally Posted by Jim in SC
I finally got a first start yesterday on the CC 100 I bought in May. That's the good news. There is, however, an issue with charging the S/G. The PO had installed a larger aftermarket diameter crank shaft pulley on the engine and a smaller diameter S/G pulley for some unknown reason. I replaced the larger shaft pulley with an OE clutch basket pulley, but left the smaller S/G pulley alone. I also added an ammeter to the tractor, which showed a good charge at low RPM but went off the chart at higher RPM. Should I replace the S/G pulley with a larger (OEM) pulley to bring the charge down?  |
Since you didn:t have the ammeter before you changed pullrys, we can have no idea what the current flow situation was previously. Maybe it was good or maybe it was high all along.
Maybe you have a situation with the battery causing it. Maybe you have a situation with the v/r causing it. If it's not too big a task, switch the pulleys back and see what you get.
You also didn't mention the rating of the ammeter you put in, and if it's graduated what is it reading. Obviously a 10 amp meter will be pegged if you put 15 amps through it , while a 60 amp meter will only read one quarter of the way.