aircooled Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Hi all, I`m in need of a bit of expert advice (so whats new lol) I am not exactly mechanically minded, but will give anything a go with a bit of help. I last used the Draggie in November for a Remembrance Day parade, got her out last week, started up fine, left running to warm up, then when I switched off, the starter motor was continuously turning even with no ignition on, I removed the key and it was still turning, I had to disconnect the battery to stop the bloody thing, solenoid?? What do you guys/gals think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted February 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 18, 2017 yes it sounds like the starter solenoid must be jammed...was it turning the engine then? I'd take a look to see if you can free it off somehow if you do disconnect any wires from the SS don't forget to have your battery disconnected so they cant short cct to the frame etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircooled Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Hi Airhead, yeah, it was turning over but not firing as I had ignition off, So should I remove starter motor and then check for ???? I`m not the best with electrics and have never seen inside a starter motor :-( Just now, aircooled said: Hi Airhead, yeah, it was turning over but not firing as I had ignition off, So should I remove starter motor and then check for ???? I`m not the best with electrics and have never seen inside a starter motor :-( As soon as I reconnect the battery, it turns over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted February 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 18, 2017 It's not the starter motor that is the issue but the starter solenoid is what's the problem...wherever it is and whatever it looks like...it will have some pretty substantial wires connected to it. I'm not at all familiar with the bike so I cant offer any more help especially without seeing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircooled Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 I`ve just youtube`d it, then checked out eBay for a solenoid, I should be able to swap it out myself no problem, just hope it is the solenoid/relay Thanks for your advice :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted February 18, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 18, 2017 it wouldn't do any harm to give it a clout with the wooden stock of a hammer though, you never know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircooled Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Yeah! If in doubt give it a clout? lol, I will go out tomorrow and try it mate, thanks :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 All these big yams have the solenoid on a large cable within 6" of the battery, should be pretty easy to find. They dont have a bendix system used on car starter motors. Usually swapping in a new solenoid is about 15 minutes work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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