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Starter solenoid??
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:40 pm
by Felix
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'.
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:46 pm
by bonester
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.
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:55 pm
by Felix
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...
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 5:59 pm
by bonester
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????
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 6:26 pm
by Felix
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...
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:07 pm
by Neka79
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...
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 7:12 pm
by Aussie Ninja
You haven't left the kill switch off have ya?
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 8:57 pm
by Smitty
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
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 11:14 pm
by Felix
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.
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:35 am
by Neka79
hit it with a hammer..thats how i fix things when they r too high to kick....
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 8:52 am
by icebreaker
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!
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 10:49 am
by Felix
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.
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:06 pm
by Felix
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?
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 1:35 pm
by mike-s
bahaha lovely!!!
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 2:13 pm
by Smitty
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.......