Starter Problems??
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Starter Problems??
Hi,
If I leave my 1992 Electra Glide for a couple of days without starting it, when I go to start it sometimes "about 1 out of 5 times" it will just click. I have to try it a couple of times when this happens to get it to crank.
The starter area looks clean and the connections seem to be clean. I will disconnect and clean the connections but I'm wondering, Considering the age of the bike and all.... Does it sound like the starter is getting ready to go?? Should I replace it??
Also, The battery looks fine and not knowing the age I can't say how old it is. Looks OK and the poles have been cleaned and are making good connection. They didn't mark out the date on it so can't say how old it is.
I'd hate to have it quite on me and be somewhere I don't want to be at the time.
Any thoughts.......Thanks Mark
If I leave my 1992 Electra Glide for a couple of days without starting it, when I go to start it sometimes "about 1 out of 5 times" it will just click. I have to try it a couple of times when this happens to get it to crank.
The starter area looks clean and the connections seem to be clean. I will disconnect and clean the connections but I'm wondering, Considering the age of the bike and all.... Does it sound like the starter is getting ready to go?? Should I replace it??
Also, The battery looks fine and not knowing the age I can't say how old it is. Looks OK and the poles have been cleaned and are making good connection. They didn't mark out the date on it so can't say how old it is.
I'd hate to have it quite on me and be somewhere I don't want to be at the time.
Any thoughts.......Thanks Mark
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RE: Starter Problems??
I'd have the battery tested or replaced before tearing into the starter. You didn't mention the mileage you have on your bike but starters are one of the last things to go.
Road Warrior
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RE: Starter Problems??
It sounds like you might be at the end of the life for your battiery. You might want to check out the Odyssey Drycell by Enersys.
http://www.enersysreservepower.com/o..._why&brandID=5
I think your bike might take the PC680MJ, which is a beast of a battery. I have found the best pricing from Summit Racing... http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...h.asp&N=400109
http://www.enersysreservepower.com/o..._why&brandID=5
I think your bike might take the PC680MJ, which is a beast of a battery. I have found the best pricing from Summit Racing... http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...h.asp&N=400109
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RE: Starter Problems??
Since it's an intermittant problem, although the battery might be a good guess, it doesn't sound like that to me. Usually, a battery will conk out and stay conked out (so to speak ) - my guess is you have a bad spot on the armature of the starter. It will ocassionally stop spinning on the bad spot and it'll become more frequent (as the bad spot "grows") as you use the starter. Solution is to either have the starter rebuilt and the armature turned on a lathe and tested (labor charge only), or, replace the starter with a rebuilt one. It might need brushes too - usually, starters are easy to pull - don't know about yours, however. Let us all know what you find.
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RE: Starter Problems??
Definitely check the battery first. You probably have a cell going bad, or it's just old....
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RE: Starter Problems??
Battery, solenoid, , starter relay, starter pushbutton, starter. You can get the battery load tested at one of the auto parts joints. Often the solenoid contacts go south. Starter is usually the last of these things to go.
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RE: Starter Problems??
I agree with retired_ted,
You say that you try it five or six times then it starts.
If the battery is dead i would think that it wouldnt crank. But you could be knocking it off a compression stroke to make it easier on the battery to crank.
I would look again for a bad connection or a bad wire.
Good luck,
David
You say that you try it five or six times then it starts.
If the battery is dead i would think that it wouldnt crank. But you could be knocking it off a compression stroke to make it easier on the battery to crank.
I would look again for a bad connection or a bad wire.
Good luck,
David
