Go BottomKubota B7800 engine shut down - no power
 | mbailey
Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 5 mahopac ny 
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2013-04-06 186595
just installed the alternator upgrade kit. started tractor and ran about one minute before it just stopped running. went to restart and now there is no power to instrument panel. absolutely no electric. battery is brand new. power is showing at starter and alternator contacts. no fuses are blown (50 amp slow blow on new alt wire kit and all fuses on right side main board). checked seat switch, no pto's engaged. Anyone come across this issue.
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 | kthompson
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5275 South Carolina 
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2013-04-06 186601
That sure seems about the time needed to burn a wire or circuit out. Are you certain nothing was wired wrong? I am not familiar with the upgrade. ....
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| mbailey
Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 5 mahopac ny
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2013-04-06 186604
I don't think so, upgrade is pretty straight forward. coincidentally my buddy was using the tractor a couple of days before and he said the battery was dead. when I picked up the upgrade kit, I also picked up a new battery. did a battery check on old battery and its fine under test load. I still put the new battery in anyway and when I went to start it after installing the upgrade kit I noticed that it cranked slowly, and got weaker as it craked, exactly like a weak battery. It's got to be related. I think I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and call in a pro for this one!! thanks for the response though, much appreciated. ....
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 | Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York
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2013-04-07 186607
There is more then one problem. I'd doubt that you have two batteries that have a bad cell but the old one still might.
The starter might be drawing more then it should but that can be checked.
The dash might be the ignition switch but it also might be the cranking problem. To not have it start when cranking, then there is a problem with the fuel shut off or power to it. ....
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 | Murf
Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 7248 Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada
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2013-04-08 186608
It doesn't say if the tractor cranked on restart attempt, did it?
I think Art is on the right track though. The dash and fuel shut off solenoid are tied together.
I suspect you just missed noticing that the dash went dead at the same time it stopped. The stop would certainly be as you described if the fuel shut off solenoid lost power.
I would recheck all wires that were involved in the alternator changeover.
Best of luck. ....
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| mbailey
Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 5 mahopac ny
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2013-04-08 186614
UPDATE...found the problem. rechecked all wiring and when I unwrapped the original wiring harness that goes from the dash to the starter/alternator I found the red power wire was fed into a plastic connector, with the red wire feeding out of the plastic connector on the other pole and then out to the starter. Inside the connector was a little aligator clip jump from one pole to the other!! (loose by the way) I have no idea what the previous owner was doing or even thinking about when he wrapped this cluster #$&* up. Regardless, cut out the connector reconnected wire properly and presto, lights to the dash and cranked like a spring chicken. On a proud note, the alternator upgrade works great. Highly recommended for anyone who is tired of the brake lights used for headlights feature!! kubota engineers dropped ball on that one!
Thanks for the input everyone, love this website. a lot of great insight from real tractor heads ....
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