Re: Super C starting

Posted by Phil Auten on March 16, 1999 at 18:31:10:

In Reply to: Super C starting posted by Frank Zanaboni on March 16, 1999 at 06:17:10:

Frank,
Some good advice from Steve, Red and Curt.
Check the connections first. Replace the battery
cables next and use the largest wire you can find.
(#0 wire would be better than #1)
Take the Generator to a Starter/Generator/ Alternator
shop that has good references from
folks you know and have them give it a load test.
I had an alternator that looked ok until it was
loaded and THEN it failed.
Have the starter tested the same way. Rebuild
them if they need it (far cheaper than replacing).
Check the switch. We went through this a while
back with someone else on this list on an H and
the switch was the culprit (bad contacts). Even
the slightest resistance will drop a couple of
volts at over 100 amps. If you have a voltmeter
and understand how to use it you can figure this
out easily. If you don't, make friends with
someone that does and ask them to help. Keep us
posted here, there are lots of guys on this board
that have done this type of thing more times than
they care to remember. Someone out there knows
the answer!

Phil

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