Max ii with briggs van guard 16hp engine help please

[msafi65]

The older ones had a fuse in the charge wire. It was in a holder near the engine and fed only the regulator. Everything else would work even discharge on amp meter. The red wire at voltage regulator has to have battery voltage to charge the battery when running. I believe the newer fuse was by your left knee seated in vehicle. Good luck testing the stater coil is tough in a 2 because the plug is almost under t20. Output from the two yellow wires is usually over 25 volts AC at mid throttle. Good luck finding it.

[wiggy]

Thanks Guys
I do have two blade fueses at the front left, will have ago at trying to find the fault later,hope its not the stater coil! I cant think when I read it, but seen that using jump leads burns the stater coil or volt reg out, is this true?
I am fitting 4 of these LED lights(2 per switch) to the front ebay item number 281486436710 and 2 f thses to the back 171396725708 just in case I am out in the dark plus a 130930936418 winch.was also going to fit new LED bulbs in the old lights try and get amps down, all will have thier own switch.
Thanks again for your replys Richie

[wiggy]

Hi Guys
I found the problem, one of the wires had came out of the stator plug,(slides in and out now!!)bit of a pig to get back in, due to short wire, tested the stator and reads 12v+ on tick over and over 26v on half revs, reconnected the plug to volt reg and amp meter is going 10+!! any one else had this problem?
Thanks again for your help.
Richie

[ken white]

Glad you found it and it was cheap/easy to fix - doesn't happen often...

[wiggy]

Hi Ken
My stator plug is just above the starter motor, with hardly any free play say 1/2" ,is this normal?any way of getting more play on cable? just seems really tight.
Richie

[ken white]

If you have enough room to splice or crimp, you could always lengthen the wires.

Or if you can fine the same connector types, you could make a pigtail which is an extension wire placed between the original connection.

There may be other options available that someone else will post up.

[wiggy]

Thanks Ken, only have enough wire to hold with tweezers! not good. if the wire come's off again will remove covers and try and make them longer. on the Briggs & Stratton manual cant see the oil amount in a 16HP Engine?
Richie