Starter solenoid??

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:40 pm

Went to take the ER out for a blat today...nothing. Not a sound like it was doing anything. Lights and stuff worked ok. Took battery out, bought a charger, and like I thought, battery was actually pretty good, it only took 30 mins for it to reach fully charged. (By the way basic arlec charger on sale at Supercheap for $15!!)

So I am thinking the starting circuit probably is what is wrong here. Just nothing when I hit the starter, checked fuses under seat and everything is ok. So could this be the starter solenoid? Do I need to take it out and give it a grease or something? This happened last year too, but it seems only to happen in cold weather...which is why I initially thought 'battery'.

bonester · Post by **bonester** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:46 pm

Had a similar thing happen to my Z440 a couple of weeks ago- went thru everything, including disassembling starter solenoid.....turned out to be dirty battery terminals....duh!

You in Woomba Woomba ATM? Give you a hand if you are.

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:55 pm

Yep, I'm in t'ba...go back to bris tonight, back thurs night (contract finishes then!).

Next Fri -> and on would be ok...but we will have to organise getting the new XJ at some point...

bonester · Post by **bonester** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:59 pm

Uh huh lemme know if you wanna hand. Got a couple of multimeters. Won't take long. Have you tried push starting? Sure it isn't sidestand switch or clutch switch or something? Tried it in neutral, with stand up????

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 6:26 pm

Yeah, tried the push start thing...last year that loosened whatever needed loosening, but not this time...can't remember if I had stand up or down, but it would have been up while I was pushing it...

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:07 pm

a kwaka design fault?? i kno Laines zzr does the same bloody thing..u just hold ur thumb on the starter and eventually she starts to crank....or u switch ignition off & back on a few times until it goes..i think her ignition or her switchblock is farked...

Aussie Ninja · Post by **Aussie Ninja** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:12 pm

You haven't left the kill switch off have ya?

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 8:57 pm

Aussie Ninja wrote:You haven't left the kill switch off have ya?

my thought 'zactly
or
its dodgy and is still OFF when you think its ON

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 11:14 pm

Just for fun I tried kill switch in both positions...but nothing...and I held it down for a bit too. Next weekend I will be able to have a proper look.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:35 am

hit it with a hammer..thats how i fix things when they r too high to kick....

Post by **icebreaker** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:52 am

neka79 wrote:hit it with a hammer..thats how i fix things when they r too high to kick....

That's cause your a idiot... And you ride a Honnn.... CiBee Ahhh!

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:49 am

Well I read the manual before I went to sleep last night, and apparently they don't have a solenoid, but a large relay. Still it looks like a weekend job...as that is only one of several possiblities.

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:06 pm

Well ya wouldn't believe what it was: a bug crawled into the switch block and got squashed over the contact. I have no idea why, but that is actually the first thing I checked. Lucky, eh?

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:35 pm

bahaha lovely!!!

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:13 pm

Felix wrote:Well ya wouldn't believe what it was: a bug crawled into the switch block and got squashed over the contact. I have no idea why, but that is actually the first thing I checked. Lucky, eh?

very insulating.......