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You need to do more than check for 12 volts. You have to check for voltage drop when you turn the key. If you hear a single click you have a bad connection somewhere on the battery terminals or at the starter. Most often a single click will indicate a bad starter solenoid.
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Powermatic won't start???
O.K. so I just changed a coupler for the second time. I had to remove the screws from the front panel so I had a little more room to move the engine enough to remove the coupler.
Everything all buttoned up and go to check things out and I get nothing when trying to start it. Now I did touch a wrench on the starter terminal when tightening the exhaust nut and got a little spark. But other than that I can't think of anything other than removing the front panel.
12 volts at the starter and circuit breakers are not tripped.
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Last edited by Ara Klujian; 07-01-2009 at 01:27 AM.
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I'll check for voltage drop but I don't even get a single click and my fuel pump does not come on.
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If you dont hear your fuel pump then you may have a disconnection at the ignition or one of the accessory wires on your engine is disconnected. My guess is that you pulled a wire out when you pulled your panel back. My Kohler has accessory wires on both sides of the motor and some Kohlers have them on one side only.
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What kind of engine?
If it is a Kohler some have a main fuse attached to the engine. Mine is on the right hand side.
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It's a Kohler.
I'm gonna play with it this afternoon. What does the fuse look like? Is it visible or is it under some of the covers?
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Once again Ara's tech support comes thru. Bad battery ground.
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