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/5 Electric Start Issues
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:50 pm
by boxertwinjeff
Seems this problems been going on forever now, and I'm well over it... Have a Brand new
Valeo Starter Motor fitted not 6 months ago, and just bought a Brand new battery yesterday,
so I push the starter button, and still all I get is that dreaded very fast clicking noise!
Any ideas... please?, have also checked starter button wiring. Cheers jeff.
Re: /5 Electric Start Issues
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:59 pm
by Duane Ausherman
I seem to remember that I have a page on starter issues.
You just aren't getting enough current for the starter to do its job. I would be inspecting every wire for corrosion and bad crimping on terminals too.
I would be taking a serious look at the starter relay too.
Re: /5 Electric Start Issues
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 5:38 pm
by ME 109
No guarantee a new battery is good. Not likely to be the problem, but possible.
+1 on wiring check.
There must be a seriously stuffed connection somewhere to get just clicking with a new battery.
Does the /5 starter + come from the diode board?
Re: /5 Electric Start Issues
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:23 pm
by Jean
Look-up /5 starter "cricket" using a search engine. I think both Snowbum and Duane address this. But if the starter was working OK before you had to change the battery, I'd suspect poor connections at the battery or a weak battery.
Connect a voltmeter at the battery posts and try to operate the starter...see what the voltqage drop is.