My 6A is almost ready for Phase I. I have an Odyssey 680 knock off from ACS (powerSonic). A couple of weeks ago I cranked the engine without a set of plugs to prime the oil system. I had no issues cranking, but I also didn't have any compression to resist the cranking. Afterwards, I put a standard (not automatic) charger on it and forgot about it and it sat charging overnight.
Today I went to start the engine for the first time and I don't have enough energy to get the blade to barely make one revolution. The starter is an old Remy, but newly rebuilt. I have 4 ga. wire to the starter. I am pretty sure it is battery issue. It won't take much of a charge eventhough the voltage is down to 12.6 volts. I can also see the volts drop to 9 when cranking. Does anyone have experience with these batteries? Are they easy to damage with over-charging?
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
EDIT: I just tried again for a few cranks and one half of the starter gets pretty warm. The other half is cool (top half vs. bottom half). The starter stayed cool when I did the cranking without the plugs. Not sure if that means much, but is making me concerned about the starter.
Larry
Today I went to start the engine for the first time and I don't have enough energy to get the blade to barely make one revolution. The starter is an old Remy, but newly rebuilt. I have 4 ga. wire to the starter. I am pretty sure it is battery issue. It won't take much of a charge eventhough the voltage is down to 12.6 volts. I can also see the volts drop to 9 when cranking. Does anyone have experience with these batteries? Are they easy to damage with over-charging?
Thanks for any guidance you can provide.
EDIT: I just tried again for a few cranks and one half of the starter gets pretty warm. The other half is cool (top half vs. bottom half). The starter stayed cool when I did the cranking without the plugs. Not sure if that means much, but is making me concerned about the starter.
Larry
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