Re: When I hit the pedal it cuts the power on my 1949 22 series

Posted by Ross On 2023/4/5 20:34:00

So, you press down on the gas pedal to activate the starter like normal, but nothing happens except you "lose all power"--uh, for good, or when you let off the gas does the power come back?

I had something like that on my 53 when the starter drive was bad. I'd press the gas to start sometimes and other than hearing the solenoid make its very little click nothing would happen. What fooled me at first was that the power draw was so high since the starter was actually jammed that the idiot lights would go out. That made me think the battery had suddenly failed but in actual fact the bad teeth on the starter drive were jamming in the flywheel.

For a quick test loosen the starter bolts a few turns and give it a good shake. tighten up and retry. Or, bench test it.