om my fn god By chrispetty1 (Read 637 times)

[chrispetty1]

ok so i put my carb back on to make sure ive checked every thing cable hoses etc i turn on the key i figure its going to take a minute to get the gas flowing the starter starts turning good then it stops no sound i push the start button again and al i hear is a loud click every time i push it click click like a light switch being flippid 3 more times then the starter starts again for a couple of seconds maybe 20 then nothing but this click i trace it to this round box under my floor board that the battery wires go into and if i put my finger on the bottom i can feel it clicking is this the solenoid ? f@#$%^ i hate electronics worse than auto motives and i got no volt meter

[tvnacman]

Yes solenoid.

John

[JR]

Chris check all the connections on the solenoid and the battery and even the ground cable off of the battery, just may be a bad or dirty connection. Do you have a battery charger?

JR

[chrispetty1]

yes i have a charger

[chrispetty1]

now i do know my battery doesn't seem to take a charge but if i let it sit for 5 hours it seems to replenish its charge if that makes since at least by how my starter and charger act

[alleyoop]

Check to see if touching both terminals on the Solenoid will spin the starter. Your Battery is either to weak or the Solenoid is going SOUTH. Usually if you hear Clicking from the SOLENOID and when you Touch both Terminals with a screwdriver or piece of wire or pliers and IT SPINS your Starter then you know you either have a bad connection from battery to Solenoid, or the SOLENOID is bad or going bad.
Alleyoop

[chrispetty1]

starter doesn't spin when jumping the solenoid still just clicks

[alleyoop]

Then it is your battery or bad battery connections BUT from what you mentioned in your previous respond YOUR BATTERY has POOPED out. Do you have a kickstart on that scoot you can use the KICKSTARTER if it is working.
Alleyoop

[chrispetty1]

need to get a new bendix its on its way

[alleyoop]

THE BENDIX is for the ELECTRIC START ONLY, IT has nothing to do with the KICKSTARTER. Also you probably DID NOT NEED a BENDIX it is just probably your battery. So get a NEW BATTERY at least a 7AMP battery.
Alleyoop

[chrispetty1]

got the new battery charged overnight on trickle charger hooked it up starter started turning then stopped, tried jumping the solenoid starter started turning stopped jumping solenoid, tried to start, starter tried to start without jumping for a bit then stopped now nothing either way

[alleyoop]

Did you get a 7AMP battery? and what CCAs does it say it has.

The really cheap batteries have very LOW CCAs(COLD CRANKING AMPS) and they cannot take a lot of cranking before needing to be re-charged.


Could be flooded all to heck take the SPARK PLUG out and crank it over and see if fuel spits out of the spark plug hole. Then Put the plug back in and try it. Now you know using the Electric Start you ONLY CRANK it for like 10 or so seconds and stop that is because the starter will get really hot and may burn up.
Alleyoop