RedRaider94
Active Member
I have an IO-360 in my 7 and have had intermittent starting issues that have become worse over time. Pressing the start button, nothing happens the first time (no clunk, no sound of anything). Click it again and I might get half a turn. Press it again and sometimes nothing and then press it again and it turns over (not extremely well) and it starts. It's not to the point where I am not confident it will start the next time.
It has a Skytec lightweght starter. I have replaced the battery, the starter contractor on the firewall (cylindrical black one with 4 terminals coming out), and starter solenoid on the starter itself.
This never used to happen and the plane has 1700 hours on it so something that was working perfect is no longer working and I cant figure it out.
Is the only other culprit the starter itself (may be the original starter) or is there any other place to look? I have no other electrical issues - everything works perfect. If starter, which one replaces the skytec lightweight starter on these engines?
Thanks as I am just completely out of ideas.
Shawn
It has a Skytec lightweght starter. I have replaced the battery, the starter contractor on the firewall (cylindrical black one with 4 terminals coming out), and starter solenoid on the starter itself.
This never used to happen and the plane has 1700 hours on it so something that was working perfect is no longer working and I cant figure it out.
Is the only other culprit the starter itself (may be the original starter) or is there any other place to look? I have no other electrical issues - everything works perfect. If starter, which one replaces the skytec lightweight starter on these engines?
Thanks as I am just completely out of ideas.
Shawn