olgentdc
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Yanmar 2220d was giving me fits ....with maybe start,,../ and Then maybe not, ,I thought it was a solenoid problem. There was not enough power going to the starter to engage the ring gear ear when ever it failed .. The New solenoid came and i put it on ,, Worked great ,,. Got about a dozen starts and then ,,.. SAME OLD STUFF ,,. not enough amperage to crank ,, So I cleaned the battery ground to frame connection ,, Reattached , No GooD ! <, Jumper cables from ESACAPE . . momentarily I got power to crank but had kill switch pulled,,. DUH ,, pushed in switch and turned key again ,, NOTHIN ! ARRGH !,,. another HOT battery and cables, tripling up batteries , NO Good ,.still acting like it did with the original solenoid ?..Seems like . Low Amperage ,,. Hooking direct with cables to Solenoid and grounding cable on starter bolt makes no difference ,,. I can Hear the ESCAPE alternator laboring when I attempt every trick I know to get it to engage the starter ,,. When It does engage it Winds Right Up ,,... No draggin at All ... The solenoid will get warm but not out of control Hot While trying to start , Just warm to the touch ,.. There is a fiber gasket between the starter and solenoid that might be a power insulater gasket ,,.. It is aged but not compromised,,. But besides ,That... By virtue of the bolts going thru to the solenoid it creates continuity ,, And that is from factory that wAy ../I don;t think the starter is the trouble... I have seen strange stuff in my time ,,. And this is Another one of them... I would appreciate any ideas You guys and Electric Gurus might have