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 gear out for
engagement with the flywheel... so I stuck it all back together and tried
it again... (nothing stuck on the starter...check
hooked the battery charger to the battery and put it in start mode
120amp... and I still get the 5 or 6 clicks from the relay but have
confirmed that each click does actuate the bendix but the bendix will not
stay engaged...
David, I'm about to go along with your diagnosis of battery... gonna cool
off a little and run a load test on the battery... that should be my easiest
fix in time AND money but it might wait till the sun gets behind the
trees... it's hot
john
----- Original Message -----
From: "David C." <cavanadd@frontier.com>
To: "John Niolon" <jniolon@bham.rr.com>
Cc: "shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] generac generator won't start ???
> 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?) before I did anything
> else.
>
> John Niolon wrote:
>> 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 and runs a half hour of so to
>> charge
>> the batteries.. Lately I hadn't remembered hearing it running... I opened
>> the
>> covers and tried the manual mode... It's a typical Battery thru solonoid
>> to
>> starter lug that Ford has run for years... the solonoid chatters for a
>> few
>> seconds.... pauses...chatters some more.
>> no start
>>
>> the battery is charged 13.6 volts at the starter terminals.. all
>> connections
>> are tight. Where to start looking for a problem.?????..
>>
>> it feels like the Bendix on the starter is clicking.. but can't tell if
>> it's
>> engaging... should I pull the starter/bendix and see what's going on
>> there.
>> I would think with ample voltage the solonoid should just lock in and
>> hold
>> till the starter engages, right ??? Weak solonoid spring ???
>>
>> any suggestions or troubleshooting ideas ???
>>
>> anybody wanna come over in 97 degrees and play with it ???
>>
>> thanks
>> John
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I've learned in life that my primary goal
>> is to serve as a bad example
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