---------------------------------------------------------- Yak-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 02/02/17: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:19 AM - Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros (JL2A) 2. 08:42 AM - Re: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros (Walter Lannon) 3. 09:24 AM - Re: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros (George S. Coy) 4. 12:30 PM - Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros (JL2A) 5. 08:36 PM - Re: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros (Walter Lannon) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:19:53 AM PST US Subject: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros From: "JL2A" Thanks all - going down to where the aircraft is based tomorrow with a multi-meter and I'll start with seeing if the sos can jump a spark 3/8" first and work from there. >From other suggestions - when you say wiring harness grounding out / poor etc, the engine RUNS perfectly, so you'd think if it was this we would have big mag drops rough running etc or am I missing something. I understand it could be an earth issue in the shower of sparks itself, or the lead that goes to the mag is bad... Not a battery problem, plugging a ground cart in (2x12V in parallel) doesn't make any difference Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=465646#465646 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:42:58 AM PST US From: "Walter Lannon" Subject: Re: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros I hope "2 x 12V in parallel" is a typo. If so that is your problem, you are getting only 12V. -----Original Message----- From: JL2A Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 3:19 AM Subject: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros Thanks all - going down to where the aircraft is based tomorrow with a multi-meter and I'll start with seeing if the sos can jump a spark 3/8" first and work from there. >From other suggestions - when you say wiring harness grounding out / poor >etc, the engine RUNS perfectly, so you'd think if it was this we would have >big mag drops rough running etc or am I missing something. I understand it could be an earth issue in the shower of sparks itself, or the lead that goes to the mag is bad... Not a battery problem, plugging a ground cart in (2x12V in parallel) doesn't make any difference Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=465646#465646 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:24:29 AM PST US From: "George S. Coy" Subject: RE: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros Hmmm, I guess I am confused. I thought this thread was about a Jacobs engine on an Ag cat... -----Original Message----- From: owner-yak-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-yak-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Walter Lannon Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 11:42 AM Subject: Re: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros I hope "2 x 12V in parallel" is a typo. If so that is your problem, you are getting only 12V. -----Original Message----- From: JL2A Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 3:19 AM Subject: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros Thanks all - going down to where the aircraft is based tomorrow with a multi-meter and I'll start with seeing if the sos can jump a spark 3/8" first and work from there. >From other suggestions - when you say wiring harness grounding out / >poor etc, the engine RUNS perfectly, so you'd think if it was this we >would have big mag drops rough running etc or am I missing something. I understand it could be an earth issue in the shower of sparks itself, or the lead that goes to the mag is bad... Not a battery problem, plugging a ground cart in (2x12V in parallel) doesn't make any difference Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=465646#465646 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:30:28 PM PST US Subject: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros From: "JL2A" Series! Sorry, yes, typo. Agcat is 12V system. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=465657#465657 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:36:29 PM PST US From: "Walter Lannon" Subject: Re: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros Probably me that's confused. I assumed he was referring to an M14P or Huosai, must have missed an earlier post. If he was posting about a Jake 12V would be correct. Walt -----Original Message----- From: George S. Coy Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 9:24 AM Subject: RE: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros Hmmm, I guess I am confused. I thought this thread was about a Jacobs engine on an Ag cat... -----Original Message----- From: owner-yak-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-yak-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Walter Lannon Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 11:42 AM Subject: Re: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros I hope "2 x 12V in parallel" is a typo. If so that is your problem, you are getting only 12V. -----Original Message----- From: JL2A Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2017 3:19 AM Subject: Yak-List: Re: Hard starting.. help required from round engine pros Thanks all - going down to where the aircraft is based tomorrow with a multi-meter and I'll start with seeing if the sos can jump a spark 3/8" first and work from there. >From other suggestions - when you say wiring harness grounding out / >poor etc, the engine RUNS perfectly, so you'd think if it was this we >would have big mag drops rough running etc or am I missing something. I understand it could be an earth issue in the shower of sparks itself, or the lead that goes to the mag is bad... Not a battery problem, plugging a ground cart in (2x12V in parallel) doesn't make any difference Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=465646#465646 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message yak-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Yak-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/yak-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/yak-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.