Re: [ST] Starter problems

["Jeremy Witt" <Jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had a funny one last night after work.  Went to start the bike, and it
just wouldn't catch.  After about 10 seconds of cranking, the starter
stopped and the dash went completely blank.  

 

Crap! 

 

So I start messing with fuses and can't find a blown one.  Tried to
start again, just for laughs and it turned over but no start, then flat
again.  Followed the advice that myself and others have repeated on the
list and checked the battery connections.

 

Lo and behold, both were loose!  Used my handy Cruz Tools thingie and
tightened them both down.  Bike started on the first push of the
starter.  It rained today, so I haven't had a chance to see if that took
care of my cold hard start issue that has been growing of late, but I
suspect it might have.  :0)

 

Oddly enough, my trip meter and clock were reset, but the CEL did not
come on, thankfully. 

 

Jeremy Witt

Newbury Partners

(o) 603-893-3022

(c) 603-475-4228

 

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Subject: [ST] Starter problems

 

My '00 Sprint ST with 82k miles has developed a starter problem.

When I crank it (push starter button) it makes a clanking noise and does
not turn the engine over, at least not enough to fire. 

I would like to know if it is:

A) Starter motor (easy to fix/replace)

B) Starter clutch (hard)

C) Other

- how do I test it?

 

Before the last couple of days, it often took a fairly long cranking
time to start. Sometimes it would start quickly, but most of the time it
took what felt like a long time. I did not measure, but it had to be
several seconds of cranking. During the long cranking, it would
sometimes make a single clanking noise or two. Now more then half the
cranking is the clanking noise.

 

While the battery is old (original), I have no reason to believe it has
a low voltage problem. But I have not tested / measured yet. I have not
done any resent work on the bike. The bike is running fine. But the last
two starts I have had to bum start it.

 

David W. Funk

'00 Sprint ST

Pleasanton, CA

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