Week 10 (3/7-3/11) Starter Replacement

Nothing too exciting this week. We had a starter going our on one of the fueling trucks. This is a 2006 International 4200. The truck was beginning to have trouble starting in the morning. My first thought was there was a parasitic draw on the batteries throughout the night. However, the truck began to have the issue throughout the day even after running for over an hour. I started by grabbing the trusty multi-meter and performed a starting-charging system test. The batteries had adequate voltage (12.9) and dropped to a mere 10.1 upon starting. The alternator was returning an acceptable 14+ volts to the batteries (unfortunately I did not have an amp clamp handy to check amperage). After removing the starter we took it to Romaine Electric in town who confirmed our suspicion. The trucks start 10-15 times per day, it's a rough life for them out at the airport.



Hours: 20
Running Total: 380