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<img class="ymail-preserve-class inline-image-guid-749C3388-B61E-46BA-9223-B2E2611C1C2B rte-inline-saved-image" src="cid:749C3388-B61E-46BA-9223-B2E2611C1C2B" data-guid="749C3388-B61E-46BA-9223-B2E2611C1C2B" alt="Inline image" style="width: 100%; ;"><div><br></div><span id="yahoo-rte-cursor-span"></span>Not particularly antique but I’m having an issue with a 1993 Ingersoll 6018 with an Onan P218 engine and I’m betting there will be someone here that knows more than I do. <div><br></div><div>I used it all day yesterday. At one point when I turned key to start, the engine didn’t turn. There was no click, no spin...nothing. I turned key again and the starter acted normal. I used it the rest of the day, stopping and starting several times. This morning, it was back to complete silence when I turned the key. Messed around a bit and decided it was the ignition switch. Bought a new one and still nothing. Since then, I’ve:</div><div><br></div><div>1. Jumped from large lug to large lug on solenoid. Starter and engine turned like normal.</div><div>2. Checked continuity on small wire from solenoid to safety switch. It’s fine.</div><div>3. Checked continuity on safety switch. It’s fine.</div><div>4. Checked continuity on wire from safety switch to ignition switch. It’s fine.</div><div><br></div><div>I’m thinking the solenoid is bad but where I’m a little confused is on testing the small wire that plugs into the solenoid. If the ignition switch is on, should there be voltage at that wire or is it a negative circuit that is completed by turning the ignition switch?</div><div><br></div><div>Any help would be appreciated. I’ve attached a screenshot of the wiring diagram for reference.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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