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Thanks for the informed input. The resistance across the contacts
would get larger as the solenoid ages, and there are a lot of old solenoids out there. We had a starter solenoid weld itself closed and burn out the starter. New starter $1200, new solenoid $28. They're worth replacing. Two other items that can cause hard starting in the cold: (1)The impulse couplings on the mags can get sludged up somewhat, and when cold they won't give the sharp snap needed to make a spark. (2)If the engine isn't preheated and the weather is cold enough, the first combustion cycles will create enough water vapour in the cylinders to frost the sparkplug electrodes and short them. My old A-65 is famous for this. You get a very brief run and then it dies, and no amount of fooling with it will make it go. Dan Michelle P wrote in message k.net... Dan, No voltage across the contact is unrealistic. O.5 volt is considered to be the acceptable limit. If you replace the master and starter solenoids. Have your A&P install diodes reverse to the flow across the contractor terminals. The will prevent the contact from arcing when they disengage. It is the contact arcing that increases the resistance and causes the voltage drop. 0.5 volts across the contacts is 0.0013 ohms. Michelle Dan Thomas wrote: Often overlooked are the master and starter solenoids. These things get burned contacts and they begin to present a resistance that shows up as reluctant cranking. A voltmeter placed across the solenoids' big terminals should show 13 volts when the system is off, and NO voltage when it's on (or cranking). Any voltage while the solenoid is closed indicates resistance across the contacts. Even a small amount of resistance at high current flows will cause significant voltage drop (E=I*R; A .02 ohm resistance at 200 amps gives a 4-volt drop). Check the cable connections the same way. Check both the master and starter solenoids with the engine cranking. An ohmmeter isn't really good enough to detect bad solenoid contacts. The resistances are small, and increase with heat caused by electical flow. An ohmmeter won't detect the heated resistance. Dan -- Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P "Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike) Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity |
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