Kubota woes!

[Nerodino]

Hi newbie here!
I recently bought a Kubota KX015-4 (2017) to use whilst constructing my new house.. but after three weeks of good performance it won’t start….. when you turn the key to pos1 the dash comes to life along with the fuel pump and after just one second it all dies along with the pump ( which strangely comes back on on its own and runs sometimes!) but turn the key to pos2 start and nothing happens at all….. both black keys do the same…. Tried many times to reprogram with the red key but to no avail.
Also I note sometimes that the STOP relay in the fuse box chatters as if it’s trying to make and when I checked the voltage to the coil of this relay it only had 4 volts going to it!…. The stop switch works fine using a continuity test across it.
I have checked all the earths I can see… I have 13.5 volts from the battery live to any earth point on the machine…. Any ideas please ?
TIA

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

You should be looking at the fuel stop solenoid

 

[Nerodino]

Ok thanks for the heads up Mick
Will have a poke around tomorrow
Is it easy to spot? And have you had a similar issue in your travels?

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

Send photo of engine with bonnet open, I will mark it for you,

 

[Nerodino]

Send photo of engine with bonnet open, I will mark it for you,

 

[V8Druid]

gonna struggle there @Mick-the-fitter

 

[diggerjones]

My case mini, all the fuel pump etc. Is facing you. On the kubota mini its like the photo.

 

[Nerodino]

So Mick,
you mean as with regards for finding where the solenoid is or getting at it or both?
Have you had a similar issue with one of these machines before and the solenoid was the problem?
Regards
Graham

 

[Nerodino]

So I don’t seem to be having a lot of luck on here…. Is this the fuel solenoid with the three wires going to it? Something is draining the battery on this machine and I’m wondering if this is the culprit…. Charging up as I speak and I have unplugged this item…. Will plug back in when charged and seem if this gets warm with current drain

 

[Mick-the-fitter]

Yes that is the solenoid, you can unplug it, and manually operate the end of the lever to run or stop! Try it!

 

[Nerodino]

Cheers Mick