chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Anyway, as a great number of my vehicles and lawn tractors suffer from diminished performance of their starting and charging systems, I thought I would pass along some wonderful and clear demonstrations on how a car Starting system is supposed to work, and how to figure out the parts that are working properly vs the reasons it does not. As some of these demonstrators have pointed out. If you have a known good power source, ( Battery) you can then quickly diagnose where the failure lies. In most case, it is traceable to wiring issues ( typically corrosion and or bad connections or grounds)
Here is a little Science and Math which demonstrate how a battery with enough volts and no obstructions will enable the starting system to function as it should, vs. one where the engine will either fail to turn over, will go click from the solenoid, or turn but do so too slowly. The bottom line is, Does your system have a free flowing of the electrical voltage throughout, or does it not? In other words, is there voltage drop? If so, how and where to find it.
OK, Not all of you know this about me, BUT ever since my first experiences with anything with wheels (around 5-6 years old),, I have had to get out a tool to make use of it. Mom and dad bought my sis and me a bicycle with training wheels. It was brand new, but within a short time I had wrecked enough times in our alley to not need the training wheels. But my sister still needed them. So, I taught myself how to take the training wheels off for me and put em back on for her.
Anyway, Ever since then, I was exposed to mechanical things but also electronics and even plumbing. ( faulty toilets) When I was 5, my dad basically gave our '56 Chevy 4 door to mom's brother in Ohio and then bought a New '69 Buick Skylark. It had reliability issues from the day he drove it off the lot. Having experienced numerous tow trips for repairs, I saw how dad basically knew 0 and was useless. Because of this, I vowed to learn how to fix my own cars and basically anything so as to not be useless or at the mercy of someone else.
Here is another you tuber who discusses Voltage drop as well as other related issues on his pages.
Here is a little Science and Math which demonstrate how a battery with enough volts and no obstructions will enable the starting system to function as it should, vs. one where the engine will either fail to turn over, will go click from the solenoid, or turn but do so too slowly. The bottom line is, Does your system have a free flowing of the electrical voltage throughout, or does it not? In other words, is there voltage drop? If so, how and where to find it.
OK, Not all of you know this about me, BUT ever since my first experiences with anything with wheels (around 5-6 years old),, I have had to get out a tool to make use of it. Mom and dad bought my sis and me a bicycle with training wheels. It was brand new, but within a short time I had wrecked enough times in our alley to not need the training wheels. But my sister still needed them. So, I taught myself how to take the training wheels off for me and put em back on for her.
Anyway, Ever since then, I was exposed to mechanical things but also electronics and even plumbing. ( faulty toilets) When I was 5, my dad basically gave our '56 Chevy 4 door to mom's brother in Ohio and then bought a New '69 Buick Skylark. It had reliability issues from the day he drove it off the lot. Having experienced numerous tow trips for repairs, I saw how dad basically knew 0 and was useless. Because of this, I vowed to learn how to fix my own cars and basically anything so as to not be useless or at the mercy of someone else.
Here is another you tuber who discusses Voltage drop as well as other related issues on his pages.
