Military Vehicles, February 1997,: Re: M38A1 hard Starting

Re: M38A1 hard Starting

Douglas Greville (dgreville@apollo.ruralnet.net.au)
Mon, 03 Feb 1997 17:08:52 +0930

G. Kein wrote:

> The only problem I am having is it is rather difficult to start. The
> starter drags and turns over slow and reluctantly. It has new batteries,
> the voltage regulator is putting out 26.5 volts. I put on a new distributor
> cap, rotor and spark plugs.

Jerry

1) As an electrician the 1st thing I would do would be to check the
earth
connections. The usual sort of thing paint/rust/corrosion under the
connections or even just a loose connection!.

2) Also try cranking it over without any spark plugs and see if this
makes
a difference: not a definitive test but sometimes a no-load test like
this can turn up the odd surprise. If there is no difference pull it out
and try bench running it or get an auto electrician to do it for you: DO
NOT
DO SO IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU ARE MAKING ANY SPARKS NEAR THE BATTERIES -
THERE
IS THE EVER PRESENT RISK OF A HYDROGEN EXPLOSION!

3)How about the brushes in the starter motor? Are they so warn that they
only
just touch the commutator?

Regards

Doug Greville
Australia