Update on our starter issue.
After cowl removal and depressing the start button, It took a “tap” on the selenoid to get the starter gear to engage the flywheel. Ordered and installed a new Skytek 149-12LS starter. Now when we depress the start button, the starter selenoid closes and the starter motor spins but it doesn’t extend and engage into the flywheel. We have cleaned every terminal from the battery, through the battery solenoid, through the starter selenoid and the starter cable to the starter. Used Corrosian X on all terminals and Checked proper torque on the battery terminals and tightness on every nut in sequence. Went through each step of the test procedure on Skytecks website for trouble shooting and we see 12 volts at the starter. Also there is 12 volts across the jumper wire on the starter selenoid. After all that we get the same result-starter motor turns but doesn’t kick out to engage the flywheel. There is no movement at all of the starter gear forward.
Do we have a defective linkage in the selenoid? With a solid 12 volts at the starter, what else is required for the gears to engage? Any have any ideas? I plan to call the nice people at Skytec on Monday and go through this with them.

Pat Hendren

It appears to be a defective solenoid. There is zero resistance through the coil of the “new” unit but testing the old one and other loaners on the field, I see about 1 ohm. Tim at Skytec is sending another one overnight. I can’t ask for more than that.