I have an MF 65 with a gas engine. Over the past couple of years I've battled getting it to charge. I can't seem to get it to do so consistently.
I tried replacing the voltage regulator about a year ago. It immediately started charging, and it kept charging for 3 or 4 months. Then it quit again.
I thought maybe I got a bad voltage regulator, so I replaced it again. It didn't charge after that.
So I tried flashing the field. (Used directions I found in a post here, but didn't save the link) When I started it up it was charging. For a while. Then it quit again.
I tried taking the belt off the generator and hooking a jumper cable to it. The generator spins like an electric motor. (Fairly slowly)
I tried cleaning the points on the voltage regulator. Didn't seem to make any difference.
I tried something else that has me puzzled. With the engine running, I jumped from the battery to the generator terminal furthest from the engine. It immediately started charging. But when I shut the engine off and re-start it the next day, it no longer charges.
I have no idea what's wrong or what to do next. Any suggestions?
I tried replacing the voltage regulator about a year ago. It immediately started charging, and it kept charging for 3 or 4 months. Then it quit again.
I thought maybe I got a bad voltage regulator, so I replaced it again. It didn't charge after that.
So I tried flashing the field. (Used directions I found in a post here, but didn't save the link) When I started it up it was charging. For a while. Then it quit again.
I tried taking the belt off the generator and hooking a jumper cable to it. The generator spins like an electric motor. (Fairly slowly)
I tried cleaning the points on the voltage regulator. Didn't seem to make any difference.
I tried something else that has me puzzled. With the engine running, I jumped from the battery to the generator terminal furthest from the engine. It immediately started charging. But when I shut the engine off and re-start it the next day, it no longer charges.
I have no idea what's wrong or what to do next. Any suggestions?