Starter???
 

I have had LORDVDR's battery on the charger for a week. I went out today to start him up. Turned the key and all sounded like it was going to start as normal,but didnt. Got a Click,Click,Click out of it thats all. Please don't tell me my starter just went caput...... Fellas? Your thoughts.

Steve

Re: Starter???
 

Its a thought. Have you tried starting it with charger on?

Re: Starter???
 

It's probably a bad battery that won't hard charge. Load test the battery and find out. Also, I hope the battery charger was a float/pulse charger. You don't want to trickle a battery for a week, you can sometimes boil it that way.

Good Luck.

Re: Starter???
 

That click is your solenoid being energized. You do not have enough battery power for the starter to turn the flywheel once the solenoid closes the contacts.

I would guess you have a dead cell in the battery :mrgreen:

You could have poor primary contacts in the starter solenoid but that usually comes on gradually wherein a couple clicks and it will start ;)

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Steve,

It sounds like a bad battery. Try to jump start it and most likely you will be able to.
If so, thst's a confirmation of bad battery in need of replacement.

Re: Starter???
 

Steve,

You told me about the battery and there is more to the story... :-D

Is this the "new" battery or the old one you reinstalled?

:cheers:

David

Re: Starter???
 

Will buy a new battery today. Thanks fellas.

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I had an issue with no-start where motor would start, I could shut off and then nothing. Leave it for a bit then it would start. I usually could get it to start with the charger hooked-up. I finally swapped starters to a 94 I bought on fleabay. Haven't had another starting issue since.

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Hey Steve, It was great to see you at the gathering last week.

I had exactly the symptoms you describe on two XR-1's this year. It was a bad battery in both cases. Start there. Get the battery load tested at a battery store.

If it doesn't solve the problem, we can trouble shoot the starter and starter circuit. No worries.

Jim

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Finally bought the new Interstate Battery and LORDVDR fired right up!! No Problem!! Thanx Fellas!!=D>