At first I checked the voltage of the battery: It showed 13.1 Volts. That looks okay to me.
And I checked the capacity of the battery. It's a 60 Ah battery, what is different to the way the batteries are described in the US. To me this battery Looks a bit small. Ich checked at the manufacturer-site and there it says, the battery has 480 CCA.
After that I startet the engine without any Problem. The revs went up to about 1.000 rpm. I kept it like that without touching anything. After Maybe 1 Minute the revs went up a bit (About 100 rpm). Then I pushed the throttle cable and the revs went a bit down, but not much. The mechanic has put it high, so I have enough time when it starts quiting.
I warmed the engine up and when it was warm I again pushed the throttle a bit. After releasing the throttle the engine stopped almost immediately.
Then I tried to start it again and it turned very, very slowly without starting. The ALT-light was going dark while starting.
I stopped starting and took the jumpstart-cable to connect the minus of the battery to the block. Then I tried to start again. Nothing changed.
I took some pictures and videos of doing so. I try to upload it to here or put a link in.
I had a loud squieking sound as well, coming from the front of the engine. But I think that only is one of the beltdriven wheels.
I checked the electronic choke as well because of the high revs. The lever of the carb was not pushed or locked by the choke when it was warm.
So, my conclusions:
- Probably the battery is to weak.
- The revs are to high
- It's not a ground-problem on the block
As Cal told About his engine, I think About having to much friction in the engine, when it's warm. So I Need more power to start it. That could be solved by a bigger battery. But the friction (if it is that) leads to the stopping of the engine, what can nt be solved by the battery.
