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Re: (ET) Self-healing ET
Actually, if it's an E12, it's probably the reverse relay. Mine acts up a
bit sometimes; won't go into reverse. Cleaning the contacts and re-aligning
them does the trick.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>
To: <darryl econogics com>; <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 9:45 AM
Subject: RE: (ET) Self-healing ET
> You have a leaky solenoid. One of the 4 behind the access panel in front
of the seat. I have had a similar problem. Runs dry; won't run damp.
>
> Larry Elie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darryl McMahon [mailto:darryl econogics com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:52 PM
> To: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Subject: (ET) Self-healing ET
>
>
> Well, the more I get to know my E12, the more I like these machines.
>
> Yesterday, I had the tiller on ready to add to the garden. (I don't much
care for
> lawns - waste of productive land) and due to lack of commitment from
> other
family
> members, I found myself mowing (with a corded electric mower - the amount
of lawn
> we have now just doesn't justify mounting the mower deck on the ET).
>
> Well, that's all it took to convince me that the strawberries need some
space - so
> some lawn had to go. Got to the end of the row - and no reverse. I
fiddled with
> all the switches, wires and connections that seemed logical to me, to no
avail.
> Well, it was too hot to lug tools and service manual to the machine and
play in the
> full sun, so I parked it. Today was cooler, so out I went, only to find
that
> reverse is working just fine. Self-healing tractor - got to like that
<grin>, and
> smart enough to know that yesterday was just too hot to work in the sun
(smarter
> than me I guess).
>
> Now, if I can just get the HC-05 cultivator running, maybe I can get
> ahead
of the
> weeds.
>
>
> Darryl McMahon 48 Tarquin Crescent,
> Econogics, Inc. Nepean, Ontario K2H 8J8
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>