Guy Buchanan
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA
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 Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject: [!! SPAM] Re: Rotax 582 Starter Problem? |
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At 03:00 PM 3/24/2008, you wrote:
| Quote: | In all likelihood, your battery is simply gone south
with loose connections or bad switching running in
second place. The foregoing suggests that with some
measurements, it's pretty easy to tell what needs to
be done before you get out the wrenches or go into
the swaptronics mode of troubleshooting. |
Bob,
You were right, the battery had suddenly and inexplicably gone south. When jumped with an enormous RV battery the 582 still had a difficult time starting, but it started. The dead battery wouldn't accept a charge, (measured by the load meter,) so I guess it was well and truly dead. I tried jumping from various locations, eliminating various wires, and the engine started slowly every time. I was unable to eliminate one wire, though because of access, so that will have to wait until I can pull the engine. I'll then be able to check the starter too. I'll check cranking voltage against your recommended numbers first, though.
As an aside, how do the "low amp" testers work? (E.g. DHC BT002 Battery Tester, Auto Meter BVA-350 Battery Tester)Thanks,
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar. [quote][b]
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