Boss showed up with one of these for a pressure washer unit we rent out. Boss " Do you know how this goes on there?? " Me " No but im sure youtube does!" Hot the fly wheel back on and about to finish up!! Thank you for the video!!
I also had a flywheel with the keyway in the wrong position. I took it to my local machine shop and they cut a new keyway in the correct location and only charged me $40. Highly recommend this fix, the engine runs perfectly and I can feel confident that there won’t be any issues in the future . I depend on this engine every day, because I do commercial pressure washing, and it runs about 4 to 6 hours a day 5 days a week and I don’t have a backup engine.
My teeth ring was about 100 thou smaller then the flywheel where it sits on the old one. My keyways arnt lines up and its driving me nuts i cant find anything online about it.
I also bought this kit, and my gear ring on the new flywheel is smaller than my oem flywheel. Im hoping to drop off both flywheels tomorrow to get a machine shop to put a new slot in for me.
@@scottyv106 that’s so crazy!! Why the seller of the kit doesn’t have a fix for this. You shouldn’t have to do that bud. I’m glad you got it sorted out. Keep me posted. 😊
Excellent video sir. I expect to install this conversion kit on my GX390 on my Simpson Pressure Washer. I'm 68 years old with shoulder problems, too old to be pulling manual recoil starters!
Thanks for the video, it helped out a lot. But in my experience. My starter was binding/ seizing up after half turn or so, it was struggling. I struggled for two days trying to find out why my starter was seizing up, and it turned out the jumper cables I was using to test it out wasn’t giving the starter enough juice to crank it all the way. Wired it straight to the battery and problem solved. Hope this helps 🦾
Good video. I have the same kit. No instructions. No invoice. No company name of who or where it came from. Weird. My kit wiring version has the black split . One leg goes to ignition coil for spark. The other runs the new electric switch. I just clipped old switch wire and left it run through original diode for low oil. Also weird was the white wire coded to brown for charging coil. I havent started it yet. Going to buy a new spark plug and wire for charger. I was going to say. A 2 5/8 " hole saw worked . Wouldnt have known that had I not watched your video. Good you mentioned gear line up. And cure in comments. Mine has no wiggle room in bolt holes. Hope it meshes or its drill city.
Thank you very much for sharing this. 1. So, what was the reason that the teeth did not align; and, 2. What did you do to align the teeth? Thank you very much!
Fyi if you take a piece of notebook paper and fold it in half, it makes for a good shim to set the gap of the ignition coil to the flywheel. Just loosen the screws with the paper between the coil and the magnet of the flywheel, and let the magnet pull the coil to the flywheel. Tighten the screws and rotate the paper out.
Hey mate, great vid yeah. So hey, would you know if this kit is suitable for the 420cc Honda clone, otherwise advertised to be 15HP? I don't think it's actually a true 15 ponies, but it does appear to be an exact replica of this gx390 yeah.
Excellent video what if when your key way is at 12 your magnet is at 2 on the old one and on the new flywheel its at 1 with the keyway at 12?? is that enough for it not to run?
Can you explain in more detail how you aligned the flywheel teeth with the starter teeth? I just had to replace the starter on my Westinghouse generator and it seems the flywheel is getting caught up when trying to press the electric start button. The flywheel began to turn when the button was pressed and then seemed to "seize" up.
Just loosen the starter up and rotate it slightly. There’s a little bit of play in the bolt holes. On mine it wouldn’t spin the engine so I had to rotate it.
How are you brother. Can you make a video on converting an oil cooler on GX390 aircooled engine. Im planning it to install on my generator set. To lessen the heat because you know gensets are at high rpm.
How did you align the starter. Did you have to log out the large hole and move it slightly. Did you have to move the starter toward the flywheel or away from the flywheel?
Hey again what did you do with the Black and Red wire that was on the old off on switch? Do you just leave them hang? I know the Yellow goes to the split black wire and the oil switch but i dont see you doing anything with the Black and Red wire off the old on off switch that was on the case.
Do you have a schematic for that starter ? I had a wire come off that is one from the breaker / overload (brown and red) I am being lazy but do you know where the two wires go on the switch? I thought I found a broken solder joint but wont start where I landed it. Thanks for any help
Awesome Video. The eBay link says the Electronic Starter Kit is for GX390 year 2011 or older.... does this "older" mean pre-2011 or post-2011? I'm assuming it means 2010 and before?
So if the only problem you had was alignment of the starter, the solution would be to properly locate that first small hole you drill prior to using the hole saw. That will get the starter motor on the proper centre. How would you propose doing that, in hindsight? I ask in all seriousness, because I have this to do actually myself, once the starter kit arrives.
That wasn’t really an issue. If I had opened up the hole a tad larger which I ended up doing would have been fine. The holes that come from the factory were slightly larger which allowed the starter to rotate. It really wasn’t hard to install and adjust the starter. I would absolutely purchase it again if I needed to. 😊🤙🏻
I have this same exact motor the Honda gx390 with pull start and an electric starter as shown in video. In the last 2 years I've burnt through 4 starters and the last one only lasted about 3 months. It will not pull start either, any tips or advice. Motor is mounted on an air compressor on a truck for doing tire repairs.
To add, I've taken it to a couple different places and they can't figure out why, one day it'll start up fine and run and the next day nothing starter won't click or anything. The pull start cord has an extreme amount of tension and in the last 2 years I haven't been able to pull start it even once.
If I just wanted to add charging to my gx390 to run some 12v hydraulic solenoids, would I just need to buy a coil and rectifier ?, unsure if the flywheel is any different other than the starter gear
That I’m not sure of bud. The coil that came in my kit was just a charging coil. I guess used for the battery to start it. I’m sure it should be fine with just a 12 volt charging coil. Or custom make a bracket for a one wire alternator.
If the pick up is supposed to be a 1 o’clock but you have a pick up at 2 o’clock it will ignite the gas in the combustion chamber at the wrong time and more than likely not run. Ignition timing is very specific on every single engine. Hope this helps bud. 😊
@@pauldavis9808 Assuming you have the post-2011 GX390, the flywheel is different and so is the coil. If you use a pre-2011 starter kit, you can replace the coil with a pre-2011 coil and a low-oil module and it should work (most people don't like to do this because of the wiring issues.) OR you can heat up the ring-gear and put it on the old flywheel (provided the old flywheel has the charging coil magnets built in.)
I'm doing this on my 8 HP Honda snowblower. Yes I know it has 120 volt starting but I don't want to be 30 yards down my lane and have an engine stall. Besides I'm old and don't like pulling that big engine over. lol.
@@magicman_metal_fab question, if I install one of these, can I somehow wire in just a plug for an extension cord for power? Or do I have to use a wire? Wanting to do one of these on my Honda GX engine on my snowblower. Thx 🙏
@@Lyndonkb11 the system operates on 12 V. If you’re trying to use 120 V it won’t work you would need some kind of inverter. AC voltage and DC voltage is totally different.
First, I would do a search on eBay and see if they even sell a kit for your engine. If they don’t then you’re gonna have to swap your engine, which is pretty easy.
Great video, just ordered a kit, went to remove old flywheel and realized the new flywheel keyway was more to the left. I noticed a comment here that said to remove the teeth and install on old flywheel but that wont fit either. Also no magnets inside the old flywheel to charge. Any insight would be great. I cant find the reason. The new flywheel looks like your keyway. Also i believe my 390 is a 2017 if that helps. Loosing my marbles over it lol
@@magicman_metal_fab thanks for the reply. I figured it out, so previous to 2011 the flywheel keyway was in a different location so timing would be different for my 2017 engine. I contacted the company and they mislabelled the add of coarse my luck. They are sending me the other flywheel, i also noticed some companies are putting both key way slots into the flywheel and you use which one you need. When mine comes in tomorrow i will send you the pictures of it! Thanks for the reply! Great video!
@@andrewm4951 i have same problem. my oem flywheel seems to be on 2 o'clock instead of 1 o'clock and when my kit came in the flywheel is at 1 o'clock. what kit did you use and from what website did you buy it from?
Hello ...question please ...I have the original honda gx390 with starter ...I like to install the low oil sensor ....my low oil sensor has two cables ...one yellow and one black ....you can send me the installation diagram conection to conect the cables from the starter key box cables ...please
It should all be color coded. I’m not the manufacturer of this kit. Just a random guy on TH-cam that made this video. I’m sure if you googled it bud it will come up. 😊
Good job. I did have to go back and play it in steps to see the charging wire magickly appear in place @frame 9:22. Also, to get how you aligned the starter to stop it from binding (not like a chevy with starter shims) Golf Cart mod to gas? Looking forward to finding this video.
hi nice video but the only think that i needed is missing, how to connect the battery...i have motor with starter but no connecting cables...i think minus to grownd and plus to the starter -? thanx
Is there any differece between Honda and Predator and other copies? I ordered a Simpson 4.4K PSI pressure washer for 1k mullas and it emptied my wallet. The box doesn't say Honda GX390 but it's made by Simpson. Probably a re-branded copy engine. I am worried.
Absolutely. Predator is a solid engine. Honda is a fantastic engine. Everyone has copied a Honda engine, but at the end of the day I would only choose a Honda engine.
i have already installed this one. can i bypass it and install a simple on-off switch and a car ignition button? i want to mount the pressure washer in my van and have the ignition near the door.
So I bought the kit for my gx390 of Amazon but problem is that the key on torque converter is off so now it doesn’t run correctly I put pull start back on and it’s fine what should I do?
I’m installing this kit today, I have taking everything apart. Everything looks like it works fine except for the coil. Where my coil mounts and the coil they gave me in the kit will not lineup to put my screws in,, is it possible that I can you reuse my old coil with this electric start kit? Even though mine was a pull start?
OK you asked for it. Lol So what do I do with the on off switch that is on the cover? It’s actually in the way when I mount my key housing. Where did you get that black piece to cover the hole where the on off switch was
Having an issue after the install. Starts up but now it runs rough and backfires. The choke has to be in a sweet spot and then it wont stay running. Engine is new with 50 hours on it. Seems like a fuel issue. Could this be from incorrect wiring?
@@magicman_metal_fab carb was clean throughout. Gap was set correct and double checked. The flywheel should be the correct one. What do you mean by this?
We have used the th-cam.com/users/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
Excellent instructional video. Anyone with even mediocre mechanical skill should be able to follow with no problems.
Thanks brother. Glad you enjoyed it. 🫶🏻🫡
Pretty cool idea for a golf cart. I can't wait to see the set up of the drive train.
Yea man, I have a few tricks up my sleeve. 😂🤣
Boss showed up with one of these for a pressure washer unit we rent out.
Boss " Do you know how this goes on there?? "
Me " No but im sure youtube does!"
Hot the fly wheel back on and about to finish up!!
Thank you for the video!!
Glad it helped bud. 🤙🏻🫡
I also had a flywheel with the keyway in the wrong position. I took it to my local machine shop and they cut a new keyway in the correct location and only charged me $40. Highly recommend this fix, the engine runs perfectly and I can feel confident that there won’t be any issues in the future . I depend on this engine every day, because I do commercial pressure washing, and it runs about 4 to 6 hours a day 5 days a week and I don’t have a backup engine.
Awesome. Great to know bud.
EXCELLENT INSTALL JOB VERY DETAILED! I'll be installing one on mine thus summer, if I have any questions I'll reach out to you
Thanks brother. I greatly appreciate it. 😊🤙🏻
To whoever has a new flywheel keyway that is not aligned with the original, you can remove the teeth ring and insert it into the original flywheel.
Thanks for sharing that brother 😊🤙🏻
@@magicman_metal_fab thanks your video I can do it. it took me several days but it is worth
My teeth ring was about 100 thou smaller then the flywheel where it sits on the old one. My keyways arnt lines up and its driving me nuts i cant find anything online about it.
I also bought this kit, and my gear ring on the new flywheel is smaller than my oem flywheel. Im hoping to drop off both flywheels tomorrow to get a machine shop to put a new slot in for me.
@@scottyv106 that’s so crazy!! Why the seller of the kit doesn’t have a fix for this. You shouldn’t have to do that bud. I’m glad you got it sorted out. Keep me posted. 😊
Excellent video sir. I expect to install this conversion kit on my GX390 on my Simpson Pressure Washer. I'm 68 years old with shoulder problems, too old to be pulling manual recoil starters!
Don’t blame you bud. It’s super easy to do too. 😊🤙🏻 glad it will help you.
@@magicman_metal_fab I just bought a go kart with a Honda gx340 250 bucks these little engine is strong
@@joebravo7220 nice. Just be aware if you try to do the starter swap the pick up on the flywheel is in a different location bud. 😊🤙🏻
Ive been thinking about doing the same conversion to my 9hp honda.Thanks for the vid.
Definitely worth it
Just got it and fixing to install it. Same one you got also
Merry Christmas and Thank You’ll for information
Absolutely brother. Merry Christmas. Lmk how the install went and if you have any questions. 😊🤙🏻
@@magicman_metal_fabworks great and easy to do
Nice job. That was very nicely done.
Thanks for the great how-to video, I'm thinking about doing the same on my pressure washer.
My pleasure bud.
This video helped me tremendously. I thank you sir.
I’m glad it did bud. 🫡🤙🏻
Was looking for a diy for same exact engine, thanks a bunch
My pleasure bud
Thank you, brother. You certainly are very knowledgeable.
🫡🤙🏻🫶🏻
Thanks for the video, it helped out a lot. But in my experience. My starter was binding/ seizing up after half turn or so, it was struggling. I struggled for two days trying to find out why my starter was seizing up, and it turned out the jumper cables I was using to test it out wasn’t giving the starter enough juice to crank it all the way. Wired it straight to the battery and problem solved. Hope this helps 🦾
Awesome bud. Glad to hear that.
Excellent video. Just going to install my kit now
Sweet. Thank you 🫡🤙🏻
@@magicman_metal_fab yep the starter all worked out really well
Great video. Thank you
Going to install on my cement mixer ✅🙏
Awesome. If you have any questions don’t hesitate to ask. 😊🤙🏻
Good instruction man! Sincerely from Russia!
Thank you my friend. Glad to help. 😊🤙🏻
Thank You I’m ordering it now
Yes sir. Wasn’t that hard to do either bud.
Thank you sir for a wonderful video.
Anytime my friend 😊🤙🏻
Very well explained thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Good video. I have the same kit. No instructions. No invoice. No company name of who or where it came from. Weird. My kit wiring version has the black split . One leg goes to ignition coil for spark. The other runs the new electric switch. I just clipped old switch wire and left it run through original diode for low oil. Also weird was the white wire coded to brown for charging coil. I havent started it yet. Going to buy a new spark plug and wire for charger. I was going to say. A 2 5/8 " hole saw worked . Wouldnt have known that had I not watched your video. Good you mentioned gear line up. And cure in comments. Mine has no wiggle room in bolt holes. Hope it meshes or its drill city.
Awesome brother. Glad it helped you. 🫶🏻🫡
Thanks my dude👍👏. I just came up on the same engine. This Honda is big 😆💪
It’s a fantastic engine. Can’t kill them hondas.
@@magicman_metal_fab question. Can I put this engine on a mini bike or go-kart?
@@fresnobassn744 absolutely brother.
@Magicman metal fab Thanks man🙏
Very informative. Thanks.
My pleasure bud. Glad to help. 😊🤙🏻
Thank you very much for sharing this.
1. So, what was the reason that the teeth did not align; and,
2. What did you do to align the teeth?
Thank you very much!
Just not sitting properly. Losing bolts to move starter around. It’s not hard bud
Fyi if you take a piece of notebook paper and fold it in half, it makes for a good shim to set the gap of the ignition coil to the flywheel. Just loosen the screws with the paper between the coil and the magnet of the flywheel, and let the magnet pull the coil to the flywheel. Tighten the screws and rotate the paper out.
💯🫡🤙🏻
Thanks for this information.
It may be here and I missed it. What size battery do got use?
Typically like a motorcycle battery is fine. Home Depot sells then. I think like $75
@@magicman_metal_fab thanks
Hey mate, great vid yeah. So hey, would you know if this kit is suitable for the 420cc Honda clone, otherwise advertised to be 15HP? I don't think it's actually a true 15 ponies, but it does appear to be an exact replica of this gx390 yeah.
Absolutely. There a guy on TH-cam that built a 60 mph Honda I think it was with a 420 cc engine.
Excellent video what if when your key way is at 12 your magnet is at 2 on the old one and on the new flywheel its at 1 with the keyway at 12?? is that enough for it not to run?
Probably not bud. It’s super important that it’s the same
Can you explain in more detail how you aligned the flywheel teeth with the starter teeth? I just had to replace the starter on my Westinghouse generator and it seems the flywheel is getting caught up when trying to press the electric start button. The flywheel began to turn when the button was pressed and then seemed to "seize" up.
Just loosen the starter up and rotate it slightly. There’s a little bit of play in the bolt holes. On mine it wouldn’t spin the engine so I had to rotate it.
How are you brother. Can you make a video on converting an oil cooler on GX390 aircooled engine. Im planning it to install on my generator set. To lessen the heat because you know gensets are at high rpm.
I sure can brother. It may take a little bit because I will be leaving town for work in a few days. Definitely a great idea. 😊🤙🏻
Great video brother
Thank you sir 😊🤙🏻
Great video
Thank you
So how did you align? Adjust teeth on plate? Or starter positioning? Been wanting to add a turn key soon..... thanks for vid 🤙
Just loosen the starter bolts and slightly rotate the starter. After a few tries I was able to get it to work. Pretty easy bud. 😊
nice job
Thank you 😊🤙🏻
How did you align the starter. Did you have to log out the large hole and move it slightly. Did you have to move the starter toward the flywheel or away from the flywheel?
Yes. Trial and error. The bolt holes should put it close.
Hey again what did you do with the Black and Red wire that was on the old off on switch? Do you just leave them hang? I know the Yellow goes to the split black wire and the oil switch but i dont see you doing anything with the Black and Red wire off the old on off switch that was on the case.
I believe it goes into the key switch. I would have to watch the video again.
Good video. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed bud. 😊
Thanks this saved me days of confusion 😁
My pleasure bud.
Great looking starter. Is it still working well? Also how does the circuit protector work?
Starter works great! Haven’t had any issues with the circuit protector.
I watched a video about the starter and they pointed out that the circuit breaker is false and doesn’t connect to anything
@JillyN oh. lol I was confused. That a low oil switch. Those cause issues
Do you have a schematic for that starter ? I had a wire come off that is one from the breaker / overload (brown and red) I am being lazy but do you know where the two wires go on the switch? I thought I found a broken solder joint but wont start where I landed it. Thanks for any help
It’s all color coded bud. No unfortunately I don’t. 😞🫡🤙🏻
great information
Thank you 🫡
That’s great thanks .
Awesome Video. The eBay link says the Electronic Starter Kit is for GX390 year 2011 or older.... does this "older" mean pre-2011 or post-2011? I'm assuming it means 2010 and before?
Yes. Correct
Do you have another link to the kit? Looks like the one in the description is expired. Thanks for the video!
I replaced the link with a different link. Same price I paid for mine. Hope this helps. 🫡🤙🏻
So if the only problem you had was alignment of the starter, the solution would be to properly locate that first small hole you drill prior to using the hole saw. That will get the starter motor on the proper centre. How would you propose doing that, in hindsight? I ask in all seriousness, because I have this to do actually myself, once the starter kit arrives.
That wasn’t really an issue. If I had opened up the hole a tad larger which I ended up doing would have been fine. The holes that come from the factory were slightly larger which allowed the starter to rotate. It really wasn’t hard to install and adjust the starter. I would absolutely purchase it again if I needed to. 😊🤙🏻
Nothing about battery or how you make that starter spin ?
Appreciate any suggestions..thank you !!
You’re going to need to add a battery. The kit comes with a charging coil to recharge the battery. That coil gets installed behind the flywheel
I have this same exact motor the Honda gx390 with pull start and an electric starter as shown in video.
In the last 2 years I've burnt through 4 starters and the last one only lasted about 3 months.
It will not pull start either, any tips or advice. Motor is mounted on an air compressor on a truck for doing tire repairs.
To add, I've taken it to a couple different places and they can't figure out why, one day it'll start up fine and run and the next day nothing starter won't click or anything. The pull start cord has an extreme amount of tension and in the last 2 years I haven't been able to pull start it even once.
Email me a video. That’s strange.
If I just wanted to add charging to my gx390 to run some 12v hydraulic solenoids, would I just need to buy a coil and rectifier ?, unsure if the flywheel is any different other than the starter gear
That I’m not sure of bud. The coil that came in my kit was just a charging coil. I guess used for the battery to start it. I’m sure it should be fine with just a 12 volt charging coil. Or custom make a bracket for a one wire alternator.
*NICE VIDEO!*
Thank you sir. 😊
What color are the wires ...go where
Thanks for the Vid 👍Can Someone explain why it won't work if the pickup on the new flywheel is at two o'clock when the original is at 1 Thanks
If the pick up is supposed to be a 1 o’clock but you have a pick up at 2 o’clock it will ignite the gas in the combustion chamber at the wrong time and more than likely not run. Ignition timing is very specific on every single engine. Hope this helps bud. 😊
@@magicman_metal_fab Helped a lot much Appreciated Mate.
@@pauldavis9808 Assuming you have the post-2011 GX390, the flywheel is different and so is the coil. If you use a pre-2011 starter kit, you can replace the coil with a pre-2011 coil and a low-oil module and it should work (most people don't like to do this because of the wiring issues.) OR you can heat up the ring-gear and put it on the old flywheel (provided the old flywheel has the charging coil magnets built in.)
good thought we the loctite....I'm hoping to do the same with a G400.
Thanks bud. 😊🤙🏻
Do you have the wiring ? I have a gx340 and a gx200 I’m doing electric start on both can’t seem to figure it the brown wire and the two black wires !
Negative bud. Probably just google it.
Should you use compound to Lap the new flywheel to the shaft?
Good question. I didn’t but couldn’t hurt I guess
Hi Magicman, Its is also possible to GX390 Mega 16HP to install starter like that you do? Thanks....
Yes it should be the same friend.
If my keyway doesn’t line up . Can I just adjust my valves to Time it right or is there more to the timing ?
No because these motors aren’t built like car motors. There no adjustments.
What is difference in the GX 390 that have a black shroud? Any difference in performance or internals?
No, I don’t think so. Should be the same.
I'm doing this on my 8 HP Honda snowblower. Yes I know it has 120 volt starting but I don't want to be 30 yards down my lane and have an engine stall. Besides I'm old and don't like pulling that big engine over. lol.
Heck yea!!! Smart man. 😆🤙🏻
@@magicman_metal_fab question, if I install one of these, can I somehow wire in just a plug for an extension cord for power? Or do I have to use a wire? Wanting to do one of these on my Honda GX engine on my snowblower. Thx 🙏
@@magicman_metal_fab do you know??
@@Lyndonkb11 the system operates on 12 V. If you’re trying to use 120 V it won’t work you would need some kind of inverter. AC voltage and DC voltage is totally different.
There's no threads in the holes for the coil. Will they thread in automatically cause of the soft aluminum?
Hmmmmmmm. If yours doesn’t have threads I would consider tapping the holes. I wouldn’t chance to “make shift threads”.
M6 1.0 tap
In my case for this I’m going to use it for the Track Tow Kart it’ll be faster to start the engine like this rather than pull starting it
I have a Ryobi 6,500 watt generator that I'd like to add a starter to. Any suggestions on where to find instructions or ideas on how to do this?
First, I would do a search on eBay and see if they even sell a kit for your engine. If they don’t then you’re gonna have to swap your engine, which is pretty easy.
Does the starter battery get recharged as the engine is running? also where are you mounting the battery?
Yes the battery would get recharged off the stator coil that is installed provided it’s hooked up properly.
Great video, just ordered a kit, went to remove old flywheel and realized the new flywheel keyway was more to the left. I noticed a comment here that said to remove the teeth and install on old flywheel but that wont fit either. Also no magnets inside the old flywheel to charge. Any insight would be great. I cant find the reason. The new flywheel looks like your keyway. Also i believe my 390 is a 2017 if that helps. Loosing my marbles over it lol
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@@magicman_metal_fab thanks for the reply. I figured it out, so previous to 2011 the flywheel keyway was in a different location so timing would be different for my 2017 engine. I contacted the company and they mislabelled the add of coarse my luck. They are sending me the other flywheel, i also noticed some companies are putting both key way slots into the flywheel and you use which one you need. When mine comes in tomorrow i will send you the pictures of it! Thanks for the reply! Great video!
@@andrewm4951 that sounds just like my luck. Lol. I’m glad you got it sorted out bud. Keep me posted on how it goes. 😊
@@andrewm4951 i have same problem. my oem flywheel seems to be on 2 o'clock instead of 1 o'clock and when my kit came in the flywheel is at 1 o'clock. what kit did you use and from what website did you buy it from?
Yes I’m facing this same problem it’s at 2 o’clock
Thinking I’ll just take it to machine shop get the key way cut out
I’m good with just pull starting it.
My light weight girl had trouble pulling it so I installed the kit and it was so easy I was shocked
Hello ...question please ...I have the original honda gx390 with starter ...I like to install the low oil sensor ....my low oil sensor has two cables ...one yellow and one black ....you can send me the installation diagram conection to conect the cables from the starter key box cables ...please
It should all be color coded. I’m not the manufacturer of this kit. Just a random guy on TH-cam that made this video. I’m sure if you googled it bud it will come up. 😊
Good job. I did have to go back and play it in steps to see the charging wire magickly appear in place @frame 9:22. Also, to get how you aligned the starter to stop it from binding (not like a chevy with starter shims) Golf Cart mod to gas? Looking forward to finding this video.
I appreciate you brother. Thank you. 🫡🤙🏻
1424 how did you resolve?
hi nice video but the only think that i needed is missing, how to connect the battery...i have motor with starter but no connecting cables...i think minus to grownd and plus to the starter -? thanx
Yes. You will need 2 wires. One from battery positive to starter, then a ground from battery to the motor bolt.
Thanx 😊
@@dreambigTV_original if you have any questions just let me know bud. 😊🤙🏻
Does this kit include a voltage regulator, so the battery doesn't boil away?
Negative
Is there any differece between Honda and Predator and other copies? I ordered a Simpson 4.4K PSI pressure washer for 1k mullas and it emptied my wallet. The box doesn't say Honda GX390 but it's made by Simpson. Probably a re-branded copy engine. I am worried.
Absolutely. Predator is a solid engine. Honda is a fantastic engine. Everyone has copied a Honda engine, but at the end of the day I would only choose a Honda engine.
About how long does this take to do remember ots my first time lol but I'm good with my hands
Roughly 2 hours give or take. Probably less bud.
Will this work o DeWalat pressure washer and does it have a charger kit?
Has to be a Honda gx390 engine. Yes it has a charging coil in the kit.
i have already installed this one. can i bypass it and install a simple on-off switch and a car ignition button? i want to mount the pressure washer in my van and have the ignition near the door.
Sure. Why not bud.
@@magicman_metal_fab thanks, I hope I get it right 😅
So I bought the kit for my gx390 of Amazon but problem is that the key on torque converter is off so now it doesn’t run correctly I put pull start back on and it’s fine what should I do?
You’re going to need to get the correct one bud. Unfortunately there isn’t any way to fix it without the correct flywheel
Do you reckon it would work in the GXV390?
Not sure bud. Definitely worth a shot
I have on/off toggle switch on the side, should I just cut it off and wired it with the kit? Thanks
I would. The kit gives you everything you need to do it correctly bud.
@@magicman_metal_fab That's what I thought. Thanks!
Cool video man, thank you.
@@duresterichard6960 my pleasure bud. 😊🤙🏻
Is it able to start the enginge with a powerbank instead of a Car battery?
As long as it’s 12 volts. Absolutely
I’m installing this kit today, I have taking everything apart. Everything looks like it works fine except for the coil. Where my coil mounts and the coil they gave me in the kit will not lineup to put my screws in,, is it possible that I can you reuse my old coil with this electric start kit? Even though mine was a pull start?
Absolutely. The charging coil not the ignition coil correct?
@@magicman_metal_fab lol that’s what it is. Lol. Got it TY
@@novarestoration9023 awesome bud. If you have any other questions fire away. 😊🤙🏻
OK you asked for it. Lol So what do I do with the on off switch that is on the cover? It’s actually in the way when I mount my key housing. Where did you get that black piece to cover the hole where the on off switch was
@@novarestoration9023 that original switch comes off and the black cover fills the hole. Easy peasy. Keep them coming. 😊🫡
Is it possible to install self start kit in gx270 engine of honda
Anything is possible. I have not tried that.
Thanks
My pleasure bud
Having an issue after the install. Starts up but now it runs rough and backfires. The choke has to be in a sweet spot and then it wont stay running. Engine is new with 50 hours on it. Seems like a fuel issue. Could this be from incorrect wiring?
No. Probably a clogged carb. If it will run 1/2 choked then that’s your issue. Check gap on ignition coil. Also double check if your flywheel matches.
@@magicman_metal_fab carb was clean throughout. Gap was set correct and double checked. The flywheel should be the correct one. What do you mean by this?
The flywheel was the same size and everything with the factory one
We have used the th-cam.com/users/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
Sweet
Can you still use the pull start. will it still work
Yes. It still works bud
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thanks and subd
Thank you Sir 🫡🤙🏻
I measured the starter nose hole size, it was 2-9/16" or 65.03mm or 2"-.56005 in thousandths
Sweet thanks bud. Definitely good to know. 🫡🤙🏻
Mine will start by pull, but won’t crank from the ignition switch itself, I have same exact setup as yours
Check your grounds. Ground from the battery directly to the block of the engine.
Also use a test light to verify your getting 12 volts to your starter at the post.
What year model is your engine???
I believe early 2000s
Where is the battery for the starter placed?
You can put the battery where ever you like my friend.
@@magicman_metal_fab I figured that out. What type of battery did you use? Where was it mounted in this video? Thanks
how did your flywheel come off so easy 😰. the nut is a wrist breaker on mine
Use an impact on the nut. Maybe a little bit of heat. 🤙🏻🫡
@@magicman_metal_fabi had the wife lock the wheel up with a pry bar and used some leverage and muscle. thanks for the video by the way.
Ty
My pleasure bud.
Is it positive or negative ground?
Negative ground.
what about the bracket 0:34. is it useless?
No.
Can you send the link for the kit please?
It’s in the description of my video. 😊🤙🏻
What happens if my magnet is in the 2 o'clock position?
Your engine won’t run right. Timing will be off.
I'm buying a used Honda GX390 that has an electric starter on it. How can I remove it.
Just take the starter off and nothing else bud.
WILL THIS WORK ON A GX160 FOR A GOKART/?
The kid that I ordered was specific for my model engine. If you look on eBay, they’ll probably have one for your engine too. 😊🤙🏻
Will this work on a generator????
Part number please
I believe I put a link in the description bud. Yes it will work on a generator.
Only Works on diesel motor?
No gas only