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Jim, Picked up a Southwire 21550T today, the last one at my local big box and marked down to under $85! Can't remember how many times I told my people "OFF means OFF" when they had a cold solder joint, etc. on a panel switch. Thx for kicking me out of my coma overlooking the main clue. Expect...

Thx for the very valuable info. Knowing about the heat sink function of the engine itself has saved me a lot of possible misery and $$$.

Jim, Your advice dovetails with Dave's, and a starter going bad after 22 years should come as no big shock. We have been ignoring a small area of rodent damage in the main Positive battery lead. Been needing to buy a new ammeter, and here's the excuse! All previous problems have been...

Dave, You're advice sounds spot on, I'll have some help Friday and will have cleaned and verified the Glow Plugs and the flat conductor that connects them. Four times over the past 2 years the tractor would not start and the problem proved to be simple galvanic corrosion in the fusebox, fuses...

One other thing - when I turn the Key to the "On" position the Glow Plug on the Main Panel does not alight. This is what got me pointed at the Glow Plugs in the first place.

Have full .PDF format file of the Maintenance and Service manual with full, but hard to read, schematics - but I have a decent magnifying glass....

Thx to all for the good advice! How frequent is a starting problem due to a bad glow plug? Or put another way; what is the most common cause of the tractor's starter failing to engage? The tractor had been running great and I got on to do a job and the starter simply went "CLICK" and...

Thx Dave - there they are, just staring me in the face! This is my first time with a deisel engine so some of this stuff if totally new to me. Tractor was running great and then when I turned the key it just went "CLICK". The Main Ignition Switch was bad. Removed and replaced after testing...

Could someone please post a photo of the location of the Glow Plugs on the L3710 engine? My .pdf manual photo is poor quality and really difficult to see clearly. Thanks so much!!