haven had any problems since i put a lot of money into it all the heat i want now but. today was the killer i have notice lately that 2 or 3 times while cleanin the truck would shut down for no reason. go back out and try to start it but it would take a number of times to stay idling then it would be fine for maybe a few weeks the it would do it again . like it was starving for fuel. so today went out to do a job and it just would not stay running after going back and forth to re start got the job done went home and heres waht i did with the help of newengland steam way #1 changed the fuel pump,#2 made shure the line going into my trucks gas tank wasnt pluged#3unhooked the line going from the new fuel pump to the carb to make shure there was no air or garabage in the line and to make shure the pump was working#4un hooked the wires one at a time from the engine temp switch, oil psi switch, and waste tank switch it ran but engine would change its pitch and just shut right down. oil is at the right level and radiator is right up there.its really he told me to not hook anything up no vacum or pressure line would let it run and thought i was home free and then it would shut right down did the same thing under a load. plugs only have 40 hrs and the same for oil and filter .we unhooked like i said the engine temp switch to see if it was bad but it still did it any help any one this one is weird machine is down for now the only ting is maybe the soleniod for the carb???
You really need a multimeter if you want to find out what is going on the right way. Unhooking wires without taking any readings is pointless. I bet you have a bad ground or a short somewhere. The first thing you should do is check your battery posts. And Follow your ground wire to the frame. Remove your ground wire and clean it up with a wire brush and clean off any oil or grease if any. Reconnect the ground nice and tight. And see if that helps. After you do that come back and tell me if that helped or not.
voltage reg volt meter is at about 15 when running battery is brand new post are fine something is shutting it down its like its running out of gas because when it suts down and i go to re stat it it wont stay idling like it not getting any gas there is a carb soleniod on the back of the carb
If it carb related and you cannot figure out what is going on, then you may consider sticky float or ball in the carb or even something stuck inside the carb. Had this happen before and wished I had known the problem before I started problem solving. Good luck and keep us posted.
15 is too high. It should be no higher than 14.6 when running. Good job Gary! The voltage regulator prevents overcharging the battery! Make sure of the exact voltage with a multimeter!!! If you really think it is the solenoid then remove it and plug the hole with a bolt and run the unit to see if this corrects your problem.
voltage reg steamway mech at adco pro says its fine where the volts are and it sometime jumps which it has done for 7 years, the another steamway mech in the mid west said it could be the ingintion switch which i have its a kohler switch for the comand 25 or 20. another said it could be the 2 ingintion coils , and a nother said it could be the soleniod on the back of the carb which i have comming
So your gonna buy parts until it gets fixed? You need a multimeter. I bet if that was his machine 15 volts would not be fine.
voltage reg you really think thats makin the machine stop running and wont start up right after it stops runnin did you read my entire post and im not gettin wise read it again and youll see what is doin
No, i don't think that is what is causing this issue. It is a problem though. It could be anything causing this. Like I said you need a multimeter. Also, the coil like your mechanic said does make sense to me. Coils have a tendency to act up or show signs of being faulty under load. So that advice holds water to me. It could be anything buddy. I hope yoou get this fixed. Let me know if you have anymore questions. Ara
voltage reg never used a multimeter my friend has one what should we be looking for with it and what am i hooking it on to on the machine
Tell you what Scott. You said the solenoid is on its way right? Hook that up and if it does not solve your problem I will be more than happy to assist you buddy. How does that sound?
