Two-cylinder diesel, modest cranking
Most fuel-powered Aixams use a small two-cylinder diesel, typically a Kubota unit, and a diesel of any size still has to turn over against high compression. A battery that has lost capacity in the heat often shows it as a slow, laboured start well before it fails outright. If the engine turns more slowly than usual on the first start of the day, a load test tells us whether the battery or the starter is to blame.




