REFLECTOR: Franklin Will not turnover when hot

Michael Watson mikewatsspg at gmail.com
Wed May 18 17:25:02 CDT 2011


Kurt,

I don't have the exact part number right now but it is a ford starter. The
Franklin starter uses a unique mounting bracket, so
I removed the motor and replaced it with the NEW ford starter.

John,

The battery I have in now is much more powerful that the battery you are
using. Plus, I'm using two batteries in parallel for starting.
Maybe I have to replace the wire with triple 0 wire.


On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 5:22 PM, <nmflyer1 at aol.com> wrote:

>  Mike,
>
> Sounds exactly like a starter problem to me (specially after what you have
> tried so far). What brand starter is on there now? Was the starter new or
> used when you put it on?
>
> Kurt
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Watson <mikewatsspg at gmail.com>
> To: Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org>
> Sent: Wed, May 18, 2011 2:38 pm
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Franklin Will not turnover when hot
>
> To all Franklin powered Velocity owners.
>
> From new, I have always had a problem starting the engine within ten to
> thirty minutes after landing.
> The engine will turn to it's first compression stroke then stop. After
> three or four try's I'll just have to
> wait thirty minutes, then the engine will turnover and start within one or
> two power stroke/s.
> This is annoying if you just want to make a quick fuel stop.
>
> I have replaced the Concord 35x with an Odyssey PC1200MJT 40AH battery 1200
> Amp. starting current
> with the same result.  I have placed another Odyssey 960 battery behind the
> rear left seat, and wired it
> so it parallels the front battery when the starter is engaged, still same
> problem. A year or so ago, some
> one on the reflector suggested replacing the starter with a ford part
> number. I did that, still same problem.
>
> The plane was originally wired with #2 wire, all connectors were power
> crimped, the connectors to and
> from the contractors are cleaned, treated and re tightened at each annual.
> I realize that the Franklin has
> 10.5:1 compression and when hot, can actually be slightly more, but my BMW
> M5 engine is also 10.5:1
> compression and the same battery spins the engine very fast hot or cold.
> Could the problem be that the
> starter is being heat soaked, which reduces it's efficiency?  Is anyone
> else experiencing this problem?
>
> BTW:  I tried a Skytek starter which broke on the first start. it went into
> the garbage.
> --
> Mike W.
> 1997 Velocity Elite RG
> Franklin /IVO Electric CS
> Dual GRT EFIS HX Synthetic Vision
>
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-- 
Mike W.
1997 Velocity Elite RG
Franklin /IVO Electric CS
Dual GRT EFIS HX Synthetic Vision
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