Difficult Starting
Engine Crankshaft Will Not Turn
Recommended Procedure
1. Low or No Battery Voltage Check battery
voltage. I battery voltage ess than 8 vats for a
12 vol system, or 16 vals for a 28 vl system, put
a charge tothe battery battery wi not hak a
‚Charge, load test he vay as shown inthe
lineal System ofthe Testing and Adusing
faction of Ins Sorvice Manual
2. Bac Swich, Bas Wirng or Connection in witch
Cicut With gion sitchin START postion,
(Check vage al snitch conection on starter
Solenoë there is no vllage, cr! the volage is
Tow at this connection, creck wing, comestons,
ignition Swen, and magnetic such (used)
3. Bad Cable or Connection: Bator 1 Starter... With
igntion wich inthe START postion, check voltage
a connection of battory cable to stator thre
o vllage, or the votage is ow a nis connection
and there is good volage atthe battery, neck for
‘ad cable oe conecto between the Baer and
the sare.
4. Bac Starter Solenoid... Remove and repair a
ono ten does not werk when vallgo is
‘Correct at both the battery and gation serch
‘connections.
5. Bad Starter Mote... he solenoid works and the
starter motor does not ur the eranashat the
Starter motor bad, Balore remavng he starier
‘motor, tun the crankshaft by hand to be sue a
mechanical flute ins the engine, transmission,
or power take os not preventing the rankahaft
from turing. crankshalt turns Itchy by hand,
‘engage the starter motor again. the starter mater
SU a not work, remove the starter mot and
Fepaj 1, o instal a now starter mote.
6. Transmisson or Power Takeoff 0 equipped)
Problem Prever Crankshaft From Turing
(rankshat ca not be tuned by hand, disconnect
the transmisson and power take ll. crankshaft
‘al row tu, Ind the cause 0! In proben in e.
Transmssion or power take-off and make necessary
coroctions,
Inside Problem Provent Engine Crankshaft From
Turning le erarkahaft can no be ned aller
<disconnecing ho transmission and power tke of
emove th el nozzles and check for ud in the
Ofinders whe tung the crankenalt Hid othe
Singers 5 nt the problem, the engine must be
‘disassembled o check for other ins problems.
Some of these inside problems are bearing sere
Engine Crankshaft Turns Too Slowly
8. Low Batey Voltage... Check baltary voltage.
battery vltage sess than 8 vos fora 12 vot
System, oF 18 vols lora 28 vd system. pul à
Charge Lo the battery re battery wi rot pod a.
(Charge. oad les the battery as shown in ne
Ectrcal System of ne Testing and Aching
section of ts Service Manual
9. Bad Cable or Connection: Battery to Starter. With
‘wich in START positon, check votage a battery
able connection Yo sare voltage fw al is
Connection and thee is good voltage atthe battery,
hock for bad cable e connacton between the
Batey and tho starter.
10. Où Too Thick fr Free Crankshaft Rotation. Use
recommended Lubricant Vecosts as found In
the Operation And Mainterance Gude
11, Bae Starter Motor... Remove and test. Make
‘eps as necessary or esta à new starter moto
12. Extra Quisco Loads... Damage tothe power
take-llequpment so equipped) andlor
transmission can pu entra oad onthe engine
‘Ths prevents og rotation ofthe canst To
check, disconect the ransmisson and power
take, and star tne engne.
18. Mechanical Problem inside Engine... Take the
angine apart and Check el components for
damage,