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    L2501 Overheats under load

    Wand suggested arrives Thursday. I flushed from the sides, only, with water and saw a lot of debris loosened. Will blow out as thoroughly as I can without removing any parts on Thur or Fri. BTW Does anyone think the innards of the coolant system might also need anything?
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    L2501 Overheats under load

    Thanks for these.....sounds like outer cleaning of debris more important than inside. Will get on it....
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    L2501 Overheats under load

    I have a late 2016 L2501 that just turned over 400 hours (I have been good keeping up with scheduled maintenance all along). It has been overheating while brush hogging my 4 acres of fields this June. This is an annual task that I seldom get to before August or September. If I kept at it for...
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    What damage can repeated Jump Starting cause?

    There seems to be some confusion: Early on I did a voltage drop test between the battery and starter motor which was A-OKAY. Is everyone referring to only this test when they say Voltage Drop Test? The starter circuit has a starter relay switch (Kubota term in their shop manual) that is...
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    What damage can repeated Jump Starting cause?

    There seems to be some confusion about my use of the term starter relay: I have attached page 422 of the Kubota shop manual for the L2501HST. You will see that they use the term "Starter Relay" to ID the relay in the engine start system. When I perform the harness testing with the main switch...
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    What damage can repeated Jump Starting cause?

    BTW.....since this is a hydrostatic drive I do not fear being run over when starting it up. I do as a habit climb up into the seat to start it. As for the PTO..... I only engage it from the seat, and lways turn it off well before stopping the engine. When I get an engine start button wired...
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    What damage can repeated Jump Starting cause?

    You and others keep referring to the voltage drop test which I understand is done between the battery and the terminals on the starter motor itself (AND I"VE DONE THAT!). NO ONE has EXPLAINED if/how voltage drop testing can be used to isolate where the voltage drop originates within the...
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    What damage can repeated Jump Starting cause?

    Well, Okay then! By reviewing all responses (thank yous to each respondant) it looks like a "go" to me. I am going to put all the wiring bundles back together, secure the fuse block, and wire a simple "engine start push button momentary start switch" to replace the starter relay. BTW: Doing...
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    What damage can repeated Jump Starting cause?

    For the long version of my starter system problem see my previous post! 1) I know there is an issue causing a voltage drop in the current sent to the starter relay harness when the main switch is turned "on". It only measures 10.8V versus the battery's 12.7V which fails to activate the starter...
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    Voltage Drop Tests for Dummies (Namely Me)

    The issue is with a 2017 Kubota L2501 HST ignition system: At the harness for the starter relay the red wire V reads = to Battery (ie. both 12.6 V) but the lead that is "switched on" by the main switch reads ~1.5V low (ie. 10.8V - not 12.6V expected) and the starter relay is NOT activated...
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    Can anyone spot a common cause for my electrical issues?

    Well, I know that when I turn the ignition the A terminal on the starter relay harness only reads 10.8 v while the C terminal reads 12.6 v.......so have a voltage drop issue. Where is it and how to locate it is the issue. I am replacing the main switch for $20 to assure that's not the source...
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    Can anyone spot a common cause for my electrical issues?

    Yeah.......tried one guy wiggling that connector (after removing and cleaning it) as second guy turned the ignition key (having verified continuity of all safety relays) without positive result. And again, if I jump the terminals on the starter relay harness the starter immediately cranks over...
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    Can anyone spot a common cause for my electrical issues?

    Yuppie! Been there, done that......(it is crappily lightweight...lol)
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    Can anyone spot a common cause for my electrical issues?

    As you state, you did not read all the posts. The issue is failure of ignition system to send a signal through to the starter motor! If I bypass the circuit for the starter relay the tractor will "jump start" with gusto. Therefore the battery is not the issue. I have a device built with a...
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    Can anyone spot a common cause for my electrical issues?

    thanks taking note. Battery cranks starter just fine when I jump start so it passes load testing.