[Alvy]

Originally Posted by Kelpie

I did some checking and when I press the starter button I only get about 8 volts to the s/g, but the battery reads 11.9 volts. Could something else be messed up?

Do a volt drop test if you have a meter from positive on the battery to gen terminal of s/g. If under load you're at 11.9 at the battery and 8 at the s/g you might be losing it through a bad connection, bad cable, or starter button if the drop is happening on the positive side. You can do a volt drop test on both positive and negative sides individually from beginning to end of each path. Volt drop test should yield .5 volts or less. If you're losing 3.9 volts under load there is an issue. Hope this helps