Subject: RE: Hard Starting Eldo
Author: Bruce Giller
Date: Apr 15, 2005, 7:35 AM
Post ID: 1718707689
One easy way to see if your battery is the culprit is to jump the battery
from a running vehicle. The extra battery supplies the missing amperage to
the starter. And it is easy to switch from jumped to non-jumped modes.
Bruce
'72 Eldo
-----Original Message-----
From: John Prusnek [mailto:spaj-@raex.com]
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 10:25 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Hard Starting Eldo
Don:
If it turns over slowly and then the solenoid just clicks, and all
the connections are good, my money is on a bad battery even though you
said that you replaced it. If you're in doubt about the battery, take it
to a battery place and have them load test it, I once had a bad new
battery out of the box, it showed 12v on the meter but wouldn't light a
bulb. Spent 3 days wringing out the wiring on that one.
I can always tell when the battery on my '68 Shovel is going south
because it does exactly the same thing. The only other time it did this
is when I was stupidly experimenting with STP and had what probably
amounted to 90wt oil in the engine. Good call, Greg!
John Prusnek
| Hi guys, Iam having a starting problem with my Eldo.When I hit my starter button the starter turns very slowly like the battery has no juice.I replaced the battery and still have the problem.Next I swapped out the starter with one that works fine.Still turning over very slowly.Iam wondering if this could be a voltage regulator problem?Has anyone had this problem?Any help would be greatly appreciated. Don 73 Eldo 72Eldo The bike went from turning over very slowly to not turning over at all.It just clicks.I checked the connections and my ground.They look ok.What would keep the juice from getting to the starter? Don 73 Eldo |