I finally found why my engine was not starting…2 weeks ago my alternator was going bad, so at the same time I replaced the starter. The starter had been a bit intermittent at times and wanted to replace it at home rather than on the road somewhere. Guess what? It was a bad starter. I replaced the starter this afternoon with another new one, and the engine fires right up!
Thanking everyone again for your thoughts and suggestions.
Regards
David Gardner
1976 Birchaven
Oxnard Ca
>
> Haven’t posted in a while, but I have one that has me stumped, and could use some advice..
> My engine starts when cold. When the engine is warm and I turn the engine off and then try to restart it, it acts like the battery is nearly dead. I’ve had the batteries checked at two locations and both say the batteries are good. Once the engine is completely cold, the coach starts just fine.
> I recently had both the alternator and starter replaced thinking they were part of the problem (they need replacing anyway) but that did not solve the problem.
> After stopping with the engine not running I get a 12 volt reading from the battery, and while the engine is running I get a14.5 reading at the battery, so it appears that the batteries are charging while the engine is running
> Coach runs fine until I stop, then it barely cranks over, until it is cold again several hours later.
> thanking everyone in advance for your thoughts.
>
> David Gardner
> 1976 Birchaven (455 motor)
> Oxnard Ca
>
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Thanking everyone again for your thoughts and suggestions.
Regards
David Gardner
1976 Birchaven
Oxnard Ca
>
> Haven’t posted in a while, but I have one that has me stumped, and could use some advice..
> My engine starts when cold. When the engine is warm and I turn the engine off and then try to restart it, it acts like the battery is nearly dead. I’ve had the batteries checked at two locations and both say the batteries are good. Once the engine is completely cold, the coach starts just fine.
> I recently had both the alternator and starter replaced thinking they were part of the problem (they need replacing anyway) but that did not solve the problem.
> After stopping with the engine not running I get a 12 volt reading from the battery, and while the engine is running I get a14.5 reading at the battery, so it appears that the batteries are charging while the engine is running
> Coach runs fine until I stop, then it barely cranks over, until it is cold again several hours later.
> thanking everyone in advance for your thoughts.
>
> David Gardner
> 1976 Birchaven (455 motor)
> Oxnard Ca
>
>
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