A wont turn over fast enough to start

If I install a 12 volt battery I know it wont charge the battery full but I can handle that. Will the 6V regulater work with the 6 V gen and 12 volt battery? I have quite a bit in the generator and would like to keep it.

If you dont have a voltmeter or an ammeter handy Id turn the lights on n try n start her. If they dim wayyyyy yyy down badly Id suspect a starter issue like an armature problem or worn bushings, maybe the armature is even starting to drag. However if the lights dont dim much it may be a starter switch problem, although it can still be a starter problem like worn brushes or brush hold downs. I guess I'd suspect the starter LAST after switch problems or cables or connections or the battery.

John T

If all else is well like battery n cables and the engines not stuck, extra high starter current draw may be from a shorted or dragging armature or badly worn bushings.....Low current draw (lights dont dim) from a bad starter switch or worn brushes or they arent being held down tight or theres a commutator problem

Hope the other gents have some input on this voltage drop guess..... .

John T

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Another thing occurs to me. Is your magneto set up properly? A magneto should fire just fine on one turn, after all, that is how it turns over when it is started with the hand crank. And an A with a magneto should start right off with just a couple turns with a hand crank.

Have the starter repaired, rebuilt, or replaced, but I suggest that you check over the magneto too.