I've got a Generac 30kw backup/standby home generator. 6 years old... probably less than 50 hours actual run time. Ford v-6 engine... self exercising...auto cutover... every week it starts itself up
Could still be a bad battery. I have had situations where the battery showed full voltage but still wouldn't provide the current for starting. I'd try a different battery (or maybe a jump start?) bef
What that describes to me is the solenoid on the fender. One big wire comes from the battery, the other big wire goes to the starter, one small wire comes from the starter switch. You can use a screw
more info... went out in the 97 degrees and disconnected the starter from the engine... hooked up battery charger to the starter directly and it spun away... hooked up to the bendix and it kicked the
starter from the engine... hooked up battery charger to and it kicked the gear out for engagement with the (nothing stuck on the starter...check John, Well, that sure sounds like the starter is OK. 1
Although the battery cable -> starter cables may look OK and feel tight it is a Good Idea to remove, clean & secure each one. The starter is a big current draw. One iffy connection (or a few slightly
One easy way to test high current cables is to put a volt meter across the ends of the cable. When large currents should be flowing through the cable the voltage drop across the cable should be a vol
In car, (which this might as well be) anything over 0.5v is too much, unless there's a spec that says otherwise. For a startyrr I like to see. <0.25v. _______________________________________________
I'm not an expert (or even close) nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn last night, but did you load test the battery? Maybe even a better place to start is to try jump starting the engine. Just a quick a
Hey Moose.... Alabama is the place of warmth ... come on down. a load test did determine that the battery was bad... when I put a load on it it dropped to 3 volts... enough to throw in the solenoid b
Sorry to jump in to the discussion so late. After I sent that, I saw the others replies. Since you seem to have it under control, I guess I don't need to come down to AL. But I'll keep it in mind! 8>
I've got a Generac 30kw backup/standby home generator. 6 years old... probably less than 50 hours actual run time. Ford v-6 engine... self exercising...auto cutover... every week it starts itself up
Could still be a bad battery. I have had situations where the battery showed full voltage but still wouldn't provide the current for starting. I'd try a different battery (or maybe a jump start?) bef
Author: bjshov8 at tx.rr.com (bjshov8 at tx.rr.com)
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:23:14 -0400
What that describes to me is the solenoid on the fender. One big wire comes from the battery, the other big wire goes to the starter, one small wire comes from the starter switch. You can use a screw
more info... went out in the 97 degrees and disconnected the starter from the engine... hooked up battery charger to the starter directly and it spun away... hooked up to the bendix and it kicked the
starter from the engine... hooked up battery charger to and it kicked the gear out for engagement with the (nothing stuck on the starter...check John, Well, that sure sounds like the starter is OK. 1
Although the battery cable -> starter cables may look OK and feel tight it is a Good Idea to remove, clean & secure each one. The starter is a big current draw. One iffy connection (or a few slightly
One easy way to test high current cables is to put a volt meter across the ends of the cable. When large currents should be flowing through the cable the voltage drop across the cable should be a vol
Author: eric at megageek.com (eric at megageek.com)
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:43:44 -0400
John, I'm not an expert (or even close) nor did I stay in a Holiday Inn last night, but did you load test the battery? Maybe even a better place to start is to try jump starting the engine. Just a qu