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Here it is. Took 2 days for me to upload over my phone at home. Still no outside connection.
The video does not do the real ploop ploop ploop but you get the idea.
https://youtu.be/taBVZHQ1uYQ
As posted above. Broken wire (what I suspected from the beginning). Broken "pull" wire repaired, solenoid pull function works.
Not the batteries. Brand new. Tested for voltage. Carbon pile tested. Batteries are good. Genset charge system putting out 26v to the batteries.
I wanted to upload a video but I got hammerred by lightning yesterday. It took out my cable modem, both of my wireless routers, killed 5 voltage transformers, killed the TV, killed the surround sound system, killed my wifes work computer, a ceiling fan, and popped a single circuit breakers and...
Partial success. The fuel solenoid felay issue is solved by repairing the pull pin connection. I was able to save the pin and reconnect the wire. Now I bet my original is still good....
The engine does not sound right. There is no marble sound like in other diesels but there is a ploop...
Saw that the drawing is correct from the schematics I found in the TM. Found a broken wire at the 'pull' pin on J14. Due to the ties, it was held in the J14 so it looked connected. As soon as I cut a wire tie to get a better look at the wires, the center wire came out of the J14 with no pin...
The troubleshooting guide is of no help. It does not address the circuitry of the solenoid circuit.
From the tm:
2-95 FUEL SOLENOID.2-95.1a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i.j.2-95.2a.b.c.d.Testing.Open left side engine access door and disconnect negative battery cable.Measure from fuel solenoid housing (17...
Nothing wrong with my batteries. They are brand new and crank the engine just fine. This is not a battery issue.
From the tm:
With the cranking relay energized, power passes from the batteries through closed contacts of the crank-ing relay to energize the solenoid and the pulling coil of...
Thats the schematic I am using, which is a copy of the schematics on the door.
If you look at the green circuit from the starter solenoid to fuel solenoid (circuled above) only the K16 is between the two terminals. Of course, it may cross 4 terminal boards, change wire number 3 times, and run...
Already did. The wire harness is fine.
The green start circuit energizes the pull condition on the solenoid. The blue run circuit energizes the hold condition on the solenoid. This means that the hold circuit blue is working but the pull circuit green is not.
Thats a pretty simple circuit...
This is not thr 70s.
I am still not done yet. One of the original issues rear its head because it was never solved. The fuel solenoid still does not retract for the genset to run.
Original solenoid started to fail by not retracting but if manually retracted, it will stay engaged. Usually a...
So I got it started today. Still having issues with the stop fuel solenoid. This is a new solenoid and it will not retract the lever but will hold the levrt in place if I push the rod to the full interior. Will have to trace the circuit and see if there is a voltage bleed on the lines...
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