Zongshen Starter issue!!!

MEDMUNDS · 05-08-2012, 08:50 PM

i finally got my starter working the brushes where stuck and not engaging well i got them freed up and got the starter working again well i noticed when i use it it sounds like its just spinning freely so i popped off the left case cover and everything is all lined up but i noticed the way the starter is spinning its is spinning the opposite direction and would cause the flywheel/magneto to spin clockwise instead of spinning counterclockwise and is has me puzzled! so i neeed some wise knowledge so i can get it fixed im starting to get tired of kicking the bike over and would be nice to have my electric start!

davidsonsgccc · 05-08-2012, 10:47 PM

sounds like the positive and negative are reversed. if that is possible on this wiring harness.

MEDMUNDS · 05-08-2012, 10:56 PM

yea i have no clue

MEDMUNDS · 05-08-2012, 11:08 PM

i just got to thinking maybe i put the housing on backwards and it cause it to reverse ill give it a try in the morning an see what happens!

SpudRider · 05-09-2012, 04:22 AM

You must have reversed some electrical wiring somewhere, MM.

Spud

MEDMUNDS · 05-09-2012, 04:38 PM

yea thats what i thought a first but everything was fine and nothing was crossed but i toke the starter apart and flip the housing around and put it back on and it works good as new!

FastDoc · 05-09-2012, 04:45 PM

Sounds like an excellent inexpensive China-fix. 8)

SpudRider · 05-09-2012, 10:57 PM

I'm glad you got the problem fixed, MM.

Perhaps the previous owner switched something around? I doubt the starter motor was not assembled properly at the factory.

Spud

MEDMUNDS · 05-10-2012, 11:22 AM

yea im sure the previous owner did something cause there were hammer marks on the end plate so im sure he messed with it and messed it up the guy i got the bike from wasn't the brightest guy in the world!

05-08-2012, 08:50 PM	#1
MEDMUNDS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: El Dorado, Kansas Posts: 83	Zongshen Starter issue!!! i finally got my starter working the brushes where stuck and not engaging well i got them freed up and got the starter working again well i noticed when i use it it sounds like its just spinning freely so i popped off the left case cover and everything is all lined up but i noticed the way the starter is spinning its is spinning the opposite direction and would cause the flywheel/magneto to spin clockwise instead of spinning counterclockwise and is has me puzzled! so i neeed some wise knowledge so i can get it fixed im starting to get tired of kicking the bike over and would be nice to have my electric start!
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05-08-2012, 10:47 PM	#2
davidsonsgccc Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chickamauga, Ga. Posts: 278	sounds like the positive and negative are reversed. if that is possible on this wiring harness. __________________ my help may not be the best but it is free+-Seek ye first the kingdom of GOD
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05-09-2012, 04:22 AM	#5
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	You must have reversed some electrical wiring somewhere, MM. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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05-09-2012, 04:45 PM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Sounds like an excellent inexpensive China-fix. 8) __________________ Happy to serve.
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05-09-2012, 10:57 PM	#8
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I'm glad you got the problem fixed, MM. Perhaps the previous owner switched something around? I doubt the starter motor was not assembled properly at the factory. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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05-08-2012, 10:56 PM	#3
MEDMUNDS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: El Dorado, Kansas Posts: 83	yea i have no clue
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05-08-2012, 11:08 PM	#4
MEDMUNDS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: El Dorado, Kansas Posts: 83	i just got to thinking maybe i put the housing on backwards and it cause it to reverse ill give it a try in the morning an see what happens!
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05-09-2012, 04:38 PM	#6
MEDMUNDS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: El Dorado, Kansas Posts: 83	yea thats what i thought a first but everything was fine and nothing was crossed but i toke the starter apart and flip the housing around and put it back on and it works good as new!
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05-10-2012, 11:22 AM	#9
MEDMUNDS Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: El Dorado, Kansas Posts: 83	yea im sure the previous owner did something cause there were hammer marks on the end plate so im sure he messed with it and messed it up the guy i got the bike from wasn't the brightest guy in the world!
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