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Originally Posted by AustinB
I have a '96 cub 2140 that won't turn over, it doesn't do anything. The first shop I took it to, had it for 6 weeks. They replaced the starter and it worked for 2 weeks. Now it's back to not doing anything. There was a melted fuse case under the hood, but it wasn't electrical melting, heat. There was a lot of heat coming from under the hood before I shut it off.
Any ideas as to where to start looking for the problem, aside from the new starter.
Thanks.
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Is it possible that starter was rebuilt; instead of new? Regardless; it should be under warranty - if that is your problem. Parts can be bad right out of the box or the rebuilding process could have been flawed. Your battery is good and you have a good ground/contacts? Hopefully the shop did not give you the new starter and there was another problem?
The heat coming from under the hood bothers me. I presume that you have checked your oil. One other problem that older tractors experience - check for mice nests. The easiest way to do that is to take your leaf blower and force air into/under the motor cowling. Look for nest material coming out. This can also work to get rid of leaves and debris that has accumulated. If you do spot mice debris; you might want to remove the cowling and do a great job cleaning all of that out. I don't know if the repair shop removed that when they did the starter work? I also presume that you have no leaks in your muffler or you would hear.
PS If you do pull the cowling for debris; check to see if any wires were gnawed through.