dclarke618 wrote:
The Gen is in a tight spot and I can't get the screws out on the right side to remove the cover. Looks like it will have to come out. I cleaned the solenoid connections last night and it would not turn over after that. I finally grabbed the wires and shook them around and it has been working fine ever since. The problem is that I can't see any wires from the solenoid to the starter without taking the cover off. It looks like a loose connection at the starter and I need to figure out a way to get to it, preferably without taking the whole gen set out.
It's been awhile since I've been in a gen like yours.
On the solenoid red for hot from battery to your soleniod and the wire on the the other post of the solenoid I believe that wire was white and it goes over the top of the gen staight to the starter. When the start button is pushed the solenoid sends 12 v to the starter so when you let off the start switch its kills power to the starter.
That's where I'm talking about using the multimeter on the solenoid post to the starter to see if your getting 12 v with the start switch engaged . Might save you pulling the gen. Sounds like its in your solenoid.
