Bruce
Pull the ground off of what ever its bolted to and buff it.
might help.
Also, List
In the trouble shooting vane, I got bit last week, was down on the farm and
the tractor would not start.
Tried jumping, not much help, checked the starter motor by jumpering from
the battery to the hot lug on the side of the motor and it spins fine.
Hit the key and the solenoid pops, but no starter motor.
Use the key to pop the solenoid, with jumper around the solenoid to power
starter motor she starts and runs.
OK! solenoid MUST be bad, pull starter.......
(As I get here I have to say, both battery cables are "factory" made
"made-on ends".)
....and as I am doing that pulled the hot battery clamp end from the cable,
(harrumph, now this needs a new end!)
Get and install new solenoid, and .90c cable end, she starts and runs fine!
Some how THEN the light comes on (yes, some days I am a weeee bit slow)
Made-on cable ends are not supposed to just "pop" off.
Some days you da bug......
Oh well, got a spare solenoid out of the deal anyway.
Rikk Rogers - RK Lion LTD.
(580)762-3157 rkltd@swbell.net
http://home.swbell.net/rkltd/
-M35A2- MVPA -22345-
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of RKubu@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:29 AM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] rough starting M151A2
List,
I recently purchased an M151A2. The truck is in really nice shape. It runs
like a champ. Anyway, since I got it, it has been a slow starter. I
realize this could be a multitude of things. To give you more info, it
sounded like the batteries were run down. I know the truck had been sitting
a lot over the last several months. The batteries were not the correct
batteries
anyway, so I decided to purchase new 2HN batteries. I got them, added acid,
checked their charge, and installed them. New batteries => no change. It
still sounds like the batteries are low, like the engine is not turning over
fast enough. The engine does eventually start, but I know this can't be
right. When I slave the truck with my M813A1 (four 6TLs), it starts like a
brand new truck. Any ideas.
Thanks,
Bruce
1967 M101
1970 M109A3
1971 M151A2
1971 M35A2 w/w
1972 M35A2 w/w
1979 M813A1 w/w
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