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S1 is blue plastic square type. Input into the switch is 24 volts but at startup goes to around 20 volts. Per the TM I disconnected the starter solenoid power supply and I still had voltage drop to 20volts when the master switch was turned to start. Could the switch be the problem?
I think I...
They are new optima with 12.46 volts per battery. I've had that happen before where the batteries would be low and the fuel solenoid would retract and not stay but it would pulsate weird and barely crank. For some reason, I can hold the solenoid back while cranking and after it starts, it will...
They will automatically debit your credit card for the payment in the next couple of days. Then OKC has their pickup calendar online that you will see. Then you just pick your day and time for pickup, real easy. Take your ID and a couple of copies of your paid in full invoices.
Tested the mag pick up and it was perfect. Then I used the TM to test the fuel solenoid and it's not holding correctly. But the solenoid worked correctly in another unit when I first got it, which was about a year ago. I've got to replace the motor so I've been pulling parts on it so I can not...
Just FYI with high hour units be ready to track down little electrical issues and get lots of electrical cleaner for contact. The engines and generator heads are beast but the electronics can be a headache. Sometimes if the engine looks new it probably is, you may find a small tag on the front...
Link for the burden resistor if you need one. http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Vishay/FSOT2011E7R500JE/?qs=%2fha2pyFaduhCPRwebPKtkfhQJyJNJP1Y4QMMNcBPyDfVIp1fLMwycA%3d%3d
Last time I had to order some, it was a 4 week lead time so I bought several if you need one.
Oh yeah, this is not my first rodeo. LOL! No matter how long you hold it, the fuel solenoid will retract normally and will try to start but soon as the starter disengages the fuel cutoff will go back to the off position. It's weird, I'm going to perform the magnetic pickup adjustment tomorrow...
CR2 is just a diode so you can check that without unsoldering anything (but that doesn't have anything to do with K8). R10-R13 are the ones that lead to k8 and it's easier to just unsolder the left side on R10-R12, then you can test each one. R14 can be tested without de-soldering because it...
I have an update to why the fuel cut off solenoid is missing. I pulled one off another unit to just test everything and it shuts the unit off before it can start. When starting, it will retract (as normal), then as soon as the starter disengages it extracts and shuts the unit down. Now, I can...
This has been discussed and debated a bunch. If you're using 4 wire hookup to the house with an independent ground I would just unbound them. To be honest, I've never un-bonded the unit I set up at my parents house because I forgot when I first installed and never went back to redo.
You'll have to un-solder one side of the burden resistors. The TM does not say to but I can never get an accurate reading without un-soldering.
I may have an extra K8 I could send you for testing. I've never had a K8 fail, it is usually a burden resistor or dirty connection. First time for...
Thanks guys! I been trying Delks but William keeps putting me off. I've called a couple of times and he tells me he'll have to look and call me back. Of course he never calls me back. It's real disappointing because I use to buy all my parts from him but he did this to me about a month ago so I...