Starter issues
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This may or may not apply to you but about a year ago I had to replace the starter on my Heritage and during reassembly I didn't get the outer primary on square.
I have a 20 amp fused wire connecting my positive post to pin 30 on the starter relay and every time I hit the start button it would blow the fuse.
After I went back and pulled the outer primary and made sure I got it on square then everything worked fine and has ever since.
I have a 20 amp fused wire connecting my positive post to pin 30 on the starter relay and every time I hit the start button it would blow the fuse.
After I went back and pulled the outer primary and made sure I got it on square then everything worked fine and has ever since.
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I rebuilt it due to the fact it was having this issue. So the solenoid post goes out, but wont fully extend without the rotation of the starter motor engaging the gears
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Update: I had the battery load tested and confirmed it is a good battery. Also picked up a main breaker while I was at it and that wasnt the culprit either. As mentioned I will remove the clutch and compensator sprocket to see if it will spin without resistance
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With no stress on the starter its still tripping the breaker. Considering it bench tested well the only thing I can think of is theres a short somewhere along the harness that is starter related and tripping the breaker
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At this point I would buy a whole new starter and install it. JMO
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On a 90 isn't the starter connected to the solenoid?
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I'm thinking you have a short somewhere and what you need to test your starter and bypass the entire circuit is one of these.
https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performa...BoCijIQAvD_BwE
It is a momentary remote starter switch.. You can hook this directly to your battery and the other lead to your starter solenoid. By testing this way you can eliminate the entire wiring harness.. if it engages and turn the motor over and starts you know your starter and solenoid are good and need to trace the short.. Do you have a Factory service Manual to trace writing?
https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performa...BoCijIQAvD_BwE
It is a momentary remote starter switch.. You can hook this directly to your battery and the other lead to your starter solenoid. By testing this way you can eliminate the entire wiring harness.. if it engages and turn the motor over and starts you know your starter and solenoid are good and need to trace the short.. Do you have a Factory service Manual to trace writing?
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Don`t buy a new starter, the starter is not causing a breaker to trip.
If a breaker is tripping, you have a short.
Find out which breaker is tripping.
If the ignition breaker trips when the start button is pressed, there is a short in the wire between the starter switch and the start relay terminal 86.
If the accessory breaker trips when the start button is pressed, there is a short in the wire between the starter relay terminal 87 and the starter solenoid (the green wire).
If a breaker is tripping, you have a short.
Find out which breaker is tripping.
If the ignition breaker trips when the start button is pressed, there is a short in the wire between the starter switch and the start relay terminal 86.
If the accessory breaker trips when the start button is pressed, there is a short in the wire between the starter relay terminal 87 and the starter solenoid (the green wire).
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; Sep 15, 2020 at 07:01 PM.
