I want to get that sucker running tomorrow and full a/c blowing while I rip into her to fix her up. Most importantly! Since it hasnt ran in awhile what steps do you recommend taking to get it ready to crank up? I have my own in mind I use for snow blowers to riding mowers and so on. I want to know if I can run down the road with it running for the a/c? If so, how well will it be grounded to the chassis to keep it from frying my other circuits? I will be grounding the genset, while parked, directly to the ground.
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I have though worked on tons of small engines. That being said it has been forever since I have worked on a genset. Will this help me or anyone out? I have yet to start my genset. Now I am to the point in the Flight systems guide that says to check voltage B1-B2. I kinda shook the generator to try to see if it was an intermittent connection, but it stayed solid. I check the 2.5 ohm resistor as the manual said to do. It was good, so I attached it directly to ground - still fires with the start switch pushed in and dies when you let go. I removed the shrouding around the oil filter and checked continuity of the LOP wire. I replaced the printed circuit board and rectifier bridge -still fires with the start switch pushed in and dies when you let go. I applied 12V directly to the coil and fuel pump and the generator runs fine, but will not run on its own.
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I have the "starts but dies when you let off the start switch" condition that Flight Systems says is a common issue.
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I've downloaded the user, service, and parts manuals for it, and I downloaded the flight systems troubleshooting guide. I have been reading posts about troubleshooting the BGE.