truck starting problem

Posted by Jim on September 25, 2004 at 10:31:20 from (69.179.36.175):

I have a 1970 fire engine with a 1980s detroit diesel. There is a main battery selector switch (dual batteries), a power switch on the dash, along with the actual starter button. When I switch the battery selector to batteries 1&2, the dash battery indicator shows 12 volts. When I then switch on the main switch on the dash, the battery indicator drops to 10 volts. Consequently, when I push the starter button, nothing happens. I was having starting problems a couple of weeks ago but it seemed like the batteries were not charged enough (the battery indicator showed low voltage when the selector switch was turned on but did not change when I turned on the main power dash switch). I put them on the charger and then the truck started a couple hours later. The truck is rigged as positive ground. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Follow Ups:

• Re: truck starting problem db 13:51:18 09/25/04 (1)
  • Re: Re: truck starting problem Jim 16:08:18 09/25/04 (0)

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