Re: (ET) All working again

[Pestka Dennis <dennispestka4 hotmail com>]

On your headlight issue, I thought I remember someone finding a 36v bulb. 
Anyone out there have the info on this ?

Dennis

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> On Nov 4, 2018, at 11:16 AM, "Chris Zach" <cz alembic crystel com> wrote:
> 
> Ok, the E20 is happy. The sticking contactor theory for speed 3 was an 
> illusion (it doesn't make a lot of difference in neutral but you can 
> hear it when driving around) and the loss of speeds 2-4 in reverse was 
> because my bypass connector around wire 24 at card 4 was not plugged in 
> right. Fixing that gives me the right speeds in forward and reverse.
> 
> Still need to fix other things including:
> 
> New belts: I threw a belt awhile ago and have been running on one for a 
> few years. Bad idea, it's going to break in 2 feet of snow so I have a 
> new set on order.
> 
> Cruise control light and switch don't work: I checked all the wires, the 
> problem is in the switch. New switch on order, finally I will be able to 
> see I am in speed 4 (about time).
> 
> Seat switch smashed: These seem to disintegrate every 5 years, oh well 
> replacing with yet another plastic one. I think I liked the older style 
> better.
> 
> Headlights out. Not sure why, really need a 36-12v DC-DC to remove that 
> tap.
> 
> Lift belt: Stitching broke a year or two ago, so another new one on 
> order. Old one still works with a bolt and washer making the loop, but 
> it looks sad and will break eventually with the snowblower.
> 
> Ammeter: Mine is a wreck; it just pegs and is so rusted I can't read it 
> anyway. Time for a new one.
> 
> Snowblower: Need to lubricate the chain, check to see if the main drive 
> bearings are any good, finally replace the side shoes (I'm waiting as 
> long as possible for that since there are a finite number of 
> replacements), and re POR-15 the throat. It's taken 15-20 years, but the 
> POR15 is worn away in some places, and that stuff really keeps snow from 
> sticking to the throat.
> 
> Battery side panels: Front ones are rusty, and it's really time to 
> replace them. Not getting worse due to the NiCDs, but still an annoyance.
> 
> Just stuff to do to keep a 40+ year old tractor running strong. I will 
> have to replace the batteries in another 40 years, so I guess I'll build 
> repairs to last that long and no longer. :-)
> 
> C
> 
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