10-10-2022, 03:09 PM
Gordon will prolly chime in with better info.
I learned this from him. If you just put in new solenoid, try loosening the adjustment an 1/8 of an inch. Counterintuitive I know. I put mine in with no slack in the adjustment rod when the fuel stop was open. It just wouldn’t catch reliably. He told me it needs a wee bit of slack to reliably lock in.
The fact that it locks in when moving by hand would leads to try the adjustment first.
Second thing that Gordon educated me on was there are two styles of those solenoids. One style has two wires. The other style has three wires. The three wire style gets an extra OOOMPH when the switch is held in to pull the lever. The ooomph goes away when you release the start switch.
@bestgenman, did I pass the test?
I learned this from him. If you just put in new solenoid, try loosening the adjustment an 1/8 of an inch. Counterintuitive I know. I put mine in with no slack in the adjustment rod when the fuel stop was open. It just wouldn’t catch reliably. He told me it needs a wee bit of slack to reliably lock in.
The fact that it locks in when moving by hand would leads to try the adjustment first.
Second thing that Gordon educated me on was there are two styles of those solenoids. One style has two wires. The other style has three wires. The three wire style gets an extra OOOMPH when the switch is held in to pull the lever. The ooomph goes away when you release the start switch.
@bestgenman, did I pass the test?
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