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| Subject: | Starter hesitation |
I have a Sky-Tec starter on a Lycoming IO360. It has always started the engine
BUT lately when I push the START button there is a pause. Sometimes it is a long
pause then it kicks in. Sometimes I release the button and try again. I have
a fear it will not start one time when I am a long way from maintenance or from
home. Is this a symptom of something worse to come? Should I be concerned?
Thanks
David Lamb
RV7A C-FLAM
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| Subject: | Re: Starter hesitation |
David:
You have a right to be A FEARED! The problem is NOT the starter... Well,
it maybe but I have seen and heard of the same problem many a time - AND
the problem being the STARTER RELAY. Sky-tech has had quite a few failures
and they offer a NEW REPLACEMENT Starter Relay - IF! You are using their
relay.
NOW! If you are not using their relay you have to do some very simple
checking:
1 - Remove ALL the Nuts, Lock Washers and Cables from the entire Starter
System. This includes the BATTERY!
2 - CLEAN the Posts, Nuts and Cables - Use a wire brush. If you have/see
corrosion wash down the corrosion with VINEGAR <-- Yes, Vinegar. Follow
that up with Baking Soda and Water... Lots of water.
3 - REPLACE the Lock Washers with NEW Internal Star Lock Washers.
4 - Another TRICK... Take a VOLTAGE reading ACROSS the Master Relay and
the Starter Relay when there is Power Applied. NOTE: Remove the cable from
the STARTER Relay to the Starter. You don't want the engine to start!!!
You should get ZERO (0) Volts. ANY voltage indicates Resistance within the
relay, that means it is time to replace the relay(s). YOU DID do ALL of
the above steps before you did Step 4, didn't you?
Hope this helps.
Barry
On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 3:34 PM, RV7ASask <rv7alamb@sasktel.net> wrote:
> rv7alamb@sasktel.net>
>
> I have a Sky-Tec starter on a Lycoming IO360. It has always started the
> engine BUT lately when I push the START button there is a pause. Sometimes
> it is a long pause then it kicks in. Sometimes I release the button and try
> again. I have a fear it will not start one time when I am a long way from
> maintenance or from home. Is this a symptom of something worse to come?
> Should I be concerned?
>
> Thanks
> David Lamb
>
> RV7A C-FLAM
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=466947#466947
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Starter hesitation |
Personally David, I would check the battery also. It could show 12.2+
volts and yet have not enough amperage available to turn the engine.
And yes, you should be concerned, much concerned.
Francis
On Mar 6, 2017, at 4:00 PM, FLYaDIVE <flyadive@gmail.com> wrote:
David:
You have a right to be A FEARED! The problem is NOT the starter...
Well, it maybe but I have seen and heard of the same problem many a time
- AND the problem being the STARTER RELAY. Sky-tech has had quite a few
failures and they offer a NEW REPLACEMENT Starter Relay - IF! You are
using their relay.
NOW! If you are not using their relay you have to do some very simple
checking:
1 - Remove ALL the Nuts, Lock Washers and Cables from the entire Starter
System. This includes the BATTERY!
2 - CLEAN the Posts, Nuts and Cables - Use a wire brush. If you
have/see corrosion wash down the corrosion with VINEGAR <-- Yes,
Vinegar. Follow that up with Baking Soda and Water... Lots of water.
3 - REPLACE the Lock Washers with NEW Internal Star Lock Washers.
4 - Another TRICK... Take a VOLTAGE reading ACROSS the Master Relay and
the Starter Relay when there is Power Applied. NOTE: Remove the cable
from the STARTER Relay to the Starter. You don't want the engine to
start!!! You should get ZERO (0) Volts. ANY voltage indicates
Resistance within the relay, that means it is time to replace the
relay(s). YOU DID do ALL of the above steps before you did Step 4,
didn't you?
Hope this helps.
Barry
On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 3:34 PM, RV7ASask <rv7alamb@sasktel.net
<mailto:rv7alamb@sasktel.net>> wrote:
<rv7alamb@sasktel.net <mailto:rv7alamb@sasktel.net>>
I have a Sky-Tec starter on a Lycoming IO360. It has always started the
engine BUT lately when I push the START button there is a pause.
Sometimes it is a long pause then it kicks in. Sometimes I release the
button and try again. I have a fear it will not start one time when I am
a long way from maintenance or from home. Is this a symptom of something
worse to come? Should I be concerned?
Thanks
David Lamb
RV7A C-FLAM
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=466947#466947
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