YY250T-2 Starter Doesn't Turn When Start Button is Pressed. By carefulrider (Read 3,799 times)

[alleyoop]

The yellow and green wire gets voltage when you squeeze the brake, The Brake switch does TWO things it sends voltage to the brake lights and the Solenoid. THEN when you press the start button it grounds the Solenoid which then completes the circuit and the contact inside makes contact with the two Solenoid terminals FROM the inside and sends 12volts to the starter.
A simple explanation is this, When you TOUCH both terminals on the SOLENOID with a screwdriver from the outside or anything to jump the Solenoid the SAME thing happens inside the Solenoid when voltage is applied to the YELLOW and GREEN wire and when you push the start button to ground it.
Alleyoop

[ellpee]

Thanks, good explanation. Sometimes I can figure that stuff out by looking at the wiring diagram, other times not so much.

[carefulrider]

Well good people: I got the new solenoid & put it in place. Reconnected the connector & cables, & presto, the starter motor turns when the starter switch/button is pressed.

Thanks for your help & encouragement. Of course, the scoot doesn't start, but rather than open yet another thread on scoot not starting, I shall read the many existing related threads & only after testing & checking those components that are recommended, shall I post, if needed. In the meantime, I shall think positively & say that I should get it started based on the many suggestions & diagnoses posted on the forum.

Once again, many thanks for the helpful suggestions. Happy Fall riding. (Wish I could be riding that 250cc instead of attempting to get it started!)

[alleyoop]

Ok now that the starter is turning the motor over the only two no possible problems are (1) no spark, make sure the killswitch is on the run position and the ground wire from the motor to the frame is attached, (2) no gas is being sucked in(now that could mean the carb bowl is low or empty and it will take several crankings to fill up the carb bowl since it has been sitting for a while.
Alleyoop