(30-03-2019, 10:24 PM)Peter Johnson Wrote: What is the condition of the battery? Has it been charged with a proper maintenance charger? I suppose that a low battery voltage could cause the contacts not to be opened. The cutout is a balance of the forces from two solenoid coils and a set of springs.
I suppose that a cut out that engages too early may also exhibit the same problem. An experiment to establish the cut in voltage may be beneficial.
Peter
The battery is sufficiently charged to start the engine but I have never maintained one as you suggest - but then I have never had this problem before regardless of the state of the battery in 38 years of ownership and regular use.