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Mike V. Florida · 11-21-2011, 03:12 AM

Start the car and with the throttle set higher than idle, measure the output of the Genny. I assume that the cutout is the same as the "newer" gennys, that is the output is accessable on top of side of the cutout. See if you get any voltage. If yes move on.

Turn off car, take the meter and measure the output of the cutout. (battery voltage)
Start the car and with the throttle set higher than idle, measure it again. If the voltage is higher then the first reading then the cutout is working.

11-21-2011, 03:12 AM	#2
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Generator, Short, or Both? Start the car and with the throttle set higher than idle, measure the output of the Genny. I assume that the cutout is the same as the "newer" gennys, that is the output is accessable on top of side of the cutout. See if you get any voltage. If yes move on. Turn off car, take the meter and measure the output of the cutout. (battery voltage) Start the car and with the throttle set higher than idle, measure it again. If the voltage is higher then the first reading then the cutout is working. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II