Kohler Courage V Twin Knocking Sound When Cranking

JonnyBlaze

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I hear a knocking sound when cranking it over but it goes away when it fires up. Also it struggles to restart like it has a weak battery but battery has 12+ volts and still does it with my jump pack on it.

Here is a short video. https://youtube.com/shorts/Cyl40VJZWbI?feature=share
 

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I just swapped starter out and it went away and starts a lot better. Whew.
 

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make sure that all the battery cables are clean and tight. Also clean the negative ground cable where it connects to the frame. May want to check and/or adjust the valves. Also the Courage twins are notorious for having starter issues. Top starter bushing wear, and bending and breaking starter shafts are not unheard of.
 

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make sure that all the battery cables are clean and tight. Also clean the negative ground cable where it connects to the frame. May want to check and/or adjust the valves. Also the Courage twins are notorious for having starter issues. Top starter bushing wear, and bending and breaking starter shafts are not unheard of.
It was the starter.
 

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make sure that all the battery cables are clean and tight. Also clean the negative ground cable where it connects to the frame. May want to check and/or adjust the valves. Also the Courage twins are notorious for having starter issues. Top starter bushing wear, and bending and breaking starter shafts are not unheard of.

And those starters aren't cheap.
 

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And those starters aren't cheap.
The ones that I always liked with the Command solenoid shift starters. The replacement starter solenoid was $171 and the complete starter with the new solenoid was $189.
 

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The ones that I always liked with the Command solenoid shift starters. The replacement starter solenoid was $171 and the complete starter with the new solenoid was $189.

I've bought a few from Stens. And theirs seem to hold up pretty good. Better than the two I bought from Amazon.
 

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I've bought a few from Stens. And theirs seem to hold up pretty good. Better than the two I bought from Amazon.
Yep, Stens, DB Electrical and few others are all made by Arrowhead...
 
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