Shibaura Engine running generator

[WranglerX]

That's one of those gremlins that is hard to find. I had a Ford Probe that was having starting starting/charging issues. The battery should have been good, and I cleaned the battery posts and terminals. I took it in to our hometown shop - you know the kind that is competent, honest and never does more than needs to be done. It turns out, I had replaced the end of my battery cable, but didn't use dielectric grease. There was corrosion in there I couldn't see. Strange things happen when different metals and electricity meet. I have changed battery cable ends many times before without dielectric grease with no issues, but this time it failed. Glad you found your answer

Yes use dielectric grease, it keeps moisture and oxygen out of electrical connections that cause corrosion....

No-ox-id is used almost exclusive telecommunication industry on almost every electrical connection, even ground bonding.... I use it on all my battery connection and never have corrosion issues...

These are world's worst battery cable repair if not done absolutely properly and protected with anti corrosion compounds... Personally I would not use them and just replace cable... Your results may be different....

If any of you cable look like images below, clean, repair or replace because its a recipe for failure at worst possible moment....

battery cable corrosion - Google Search

Dale

 

[DieselBound]

I can only imagine how frustrating this was. I had a lot of struggles resolving issues with my Onana+Kubota (DKD7.5), fuel, voltage regulator and battery- all converged to complicate things. I, however, had the luxury of having the unit sitting in my shop to work on (once I determined that it wasn't going to be a quick fix). I too feel that I know far more about my generator than most. And now that I know so much I won't have any further issues!:laughing:

 

[searcyfarms]

ok ZZJEA - so here is what you do now, you get in that sucker, drive it around the country since you can keep cool now and stop and see us all and show us the generator and take us for a spin!!!!

 

[airbiscuit]

ok ZZJEA - so here is what you do now, you get in that sucker, drive it around the country since you can keep cool now and stop and see us all and show us the generator and take us for a spin!!!!

Maybe get to Indiana and check out Kando's drain plug, and then just travel the country looking at pallets in fields.