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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If it was a true Antique it would have any safety switch. Not needed back then. Now people need to be protected form everything. :-} They do not need to think for them selves. <br></div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 11:04:07 AM CST, craig.warner47346@frontier.com <craig.warner47346@frontier.com> wrote:
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It’s always the neutral/safety switches. Maybe someday I’ll be smart enough to start there. 😀<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sent from Frontier Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558yqt5665271181" id="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558yqt01264"><p class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558yahoo-quoted-begin" style="font-size:15px;color:#715FFA;padding-top:15px;margin-top:0;">On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 11:36 AM, ustonThomas Mehrkam <tmehrkam@sbcglobal.net> wrote:</p><blockquote class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558iosymail"><div id="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558"><div><div class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydpd45d0aa0yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">The safety switch is the weakest link in that system. Either the switch or the connectors to the switch.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Looks like you found the problem. <br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">I am surprised of the poor quality of the schematic. All it really shows is the routing of the wires. Does not really show the circuit.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Sunday, November 29, 2020, 9:36:08 AM CST, Bo Hinch <bohinch@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398"><div><div dir="ltr">If it were me , I would make up a jumper wire with clips on each end and hook it to one wire at a time and NOT depend on a meter as you could have a broken wire with only one strand connecting and your meter will show voltage but will net carry the current necessary to make the proper contact . I would also jump the safety neutral switch just to check for its proper operation .</div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398gmail_quote"><div class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398yqt1554295190" id="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398yqtfd80672"><div class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 8:54 AM Stephen Offiler <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:soffiler@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">soffiler@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div>Continuity isn't the best test. The light wire on the starter solenoid should have battery (+) voltage when you turn the key minus a couple tenths of a volt lost to resistance in the system. A good test is to check (assuming you have a decent, modern-ish digital volt meter) between the (+) battery post and the light wire right at the solenoid. When you turn the key, the meter will tell you what's being lost, and it should be small, again, a couple or few tenths of a volt.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>SO</div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><br clear="none"><div class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398gmail_quote"><div class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 12:54 AM <a shape="rect" href="mailto:craig.warner47346@frontier.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">craig.warner47346@frontier.com</a> <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:craig.warner47346@frontier.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">craig.warner47346@frontier.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;"><div>
<img src="cid:gs7SINTfx42iRwuCW7wf" alt="Inline image" style="width:100%;max-width:750px;" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"><div><br clear="none"></div><span id="ydpab7a680fyiv1840095558ydp4b54db11yiv5285633398gmail-m_-6359959573252995236gmail-m_-1020832659467829971yahoo-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 clear="none"></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 clear="none"></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 clear="none"></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 clear="none"></div><div>Any help would be appreciated. I’ve attached a screenshot of the wiring diagram for reference.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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