Quote:
Originally Posted by Ambush
I initially used a jump box at the battery with no result.
When I noticed the spark today, I had booster cables attached to the tractor battery. I had the key turned to ON. When I clamped the ground side of the cable to the engine, there was a very noticeable spark and I could hear the “crackle” The positive side had not yet been touched to the starter.
I’m just not sure why a ground would spark? The battery is still in the system.
But I will double check both ground cables. I have a ground to frame at the battery box and a cable from frame to engine at the front.
|
You stated that you had the key ON. It is entirely possible the ignition points were closed, which would draw current when the circuit is completed. Completing the circuit on the ground side is no different that completing it on the "Hot" side. All part of the same circuit.
Still sounds like a ground cable problem.