So I'm driving around a bit (finally) in the RHD to LHD converted HDJ81 and it has an intermittent starting problem. A good fraction of the time when I turn the key I get a buzz but no crank. Batteries are fully charged and in the green.
Originally we thought it was the switchover relay:
And we replaced it with the above. But it behaved even worse. So we put the old one back in:
Now it is back to the intermittent behavior. The technician showed me a trick--one person cranks the key while the other just taps the big terminal on the left with the end of a screwdriver. It seems to work pretty consistently. I have no idea what is going on.
This is my first 12-24 diesel and from reading here some have suggested that the fusible link under the windshield washer might be the culprit. Here's the wiring diagram:
When you tap the switchover relay it is not like you are knocking it loose, it is more like you've made an electrical connection. The only thing I can think of is bad grounding. I note those two triangles at the bottom showing that the two batteries have two different grounding points.
Anyone have wise words for this newbie?
Originally we thought it was the switchover relay:
And we replaced it with the above. But it behaved even worse. So we put the old one back in:
Now it is back to the intermittent behavior. The technician showed me a trick--one person cranks the key while the other just taps the big terminal on the left with the end of a screwdriver. It seems to work pretty consistently. I have no idea what is going on.
This is my first 12-24 diesel and from reading here some have suggested that the fusible link under the windshield washer might be the culprit. Here's the wiring diagram:
When you tap the switchover relay it is not like you are knocking it loose, it is more like you've made an electrical connection. The only thing I can think of is bad grounding. I note those two triangles at the bottom showing that the two batteries have two different grounding points.
Anyone have wise words for this newbie?