2003 WG Starter issue
Well, I pulled the OEM starter, still hoping that it might just be a wire between the relay and the solenoid. No such, the photos below tell a rather dramatic story.
Is that not the most hideous looking starter?
Is that not the most hideous looking starter?
Last edited by rjsimmons; Apr 17, 2011 at 09:51 AM.
I must say, I have learned a great deal about starters and solenoids. Even more about what not to do to them and how much they dislike constant power.
So all of you folks looking in, learn from my fail...
Oh, and never say you are done modifying your bike. The Good Lord has His way of telling you that you need a chrome starter!!!
So all of you folks looking in, learn from my fail...
Oh, and never say you are done modifying your bike. The Good Lord has His way of telling you that you need a chrome starter!!!
Last edited by rjsimmons; Apr 16, 2011 at 09:54 PM.
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Maybe this is the good lords way of telling you to take those noisy *** pipes off your bike so you can hear when something mechanical is wrong. Your free to fix sticky switch cost you the price of a new starter that otherwise would not have needed replacing. It's your bike and I don't mean to be in your face, but I wouldn't be surprised of a repeat performance. Different day, different part, different malfunction, but if you can't hear it going, it's going to be gone.
My new starter arrived, it is a 1.8kw Denso and it works beautifully. But don't tell clicker01 cause he will yell at me for not having taken off my 'noisy *** pipes'.
And don't tell him I took off my training wheels too, cause I'm sure that will push him over the edge...
And don't tell him I took off my training wheels too, cause I'm sure that will push him over the edge...
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,745
Likes: 1
From: A house.
My new starter arrived, it is a 1.8kw Denso and it works beautifully. But don't tell clicker01 cause he will yell at me for not having taken off my 'noisy *** pipes'.
And don't tell him I took off my training wheels too, cause I'm sure that will push him over the edge...
And don't tell him I took off my training wheels too, cause I'm sure that will push him over the edge...
Dang, every time you open your mouth, more stupid falls out 
Last edited by clicker01; Apr 18, 2011 at 09:06 PM.
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