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Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 54
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Solenoid Chaos and a Bruised Leg
I had to replace my starter solenoid, so I ordered a Chinese one off EBay for $6.
It didn’t have a fuse like the one on the Hawk so I recycled the fuse assembly from he previous solenoid and wired in the new Chinese solenoid. It worked! Started fine 4 times, then nothing. I rechecked everything, all good. I can start it by jumping the solenoid with a screwdriver so I know it’s not the starter or the cutoff switch. When I press the ignition button I can hear the solenoid push the internal spring but nothing happens. So what killed the solenoid? Why did it work 4 times and then die? I don’t know much about solenoids, are they easy to kill somehow? I’m real tired of kickstarting, my foot slipped the last time I started it and I left a good amount of skin on the kickstart lever... |
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ChCh , NZ
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possably the $6 prise tag is a bit of a hint as to what happened...
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 54
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Ha I agree, financial decisions are the root cause but what is the mechanical cause?
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,436
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 54
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Sorry, I didn’t understand that last post. Some Chinese stuff is good, some bad is maybe what you’re driving at?
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: N Texas
Posts: 706
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Looks like you can get em on amazon. better than waiting for shipping from where ever.
Even if it is not the same it looks like it might work. https://www.amazon.com/Starter-Solen...SIN=B007X6R9PI |
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,335
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Make sure you aren't loosing voltage at the relay on the trigger side, not the starter side. Sounds like a heat issue from a bad connection. Possibly a grounding issue. |
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Houston,Tx
Posts: 257
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I had same problem and it ended up being my starter. It easy to remove and check.
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 193
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I think the link and post is saying Plated Copper contacts bad, solid copper contacts good. Basically you get what you pay for... A buck fifty per start is kinda expensive... which reminds me another saying I heard: you can go broke trying to save money, or something like that.
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hawk, kickstarter, solenoid |
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