Starting issue
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:51 am
I have a hickup with a friend's '02 vs1400.
So a little background, the bike has 6k miles. Buddy bought it without seeing run, was told all it needed was a fresh battery. He got a new battery, and it does light the bike up. All lights work as they should.
When i go to press the starter button, all i get is a buzz coming from the fuel pump (not solenoid clicking, a buzz). Confirmed by touching it and feeling it go. So i tried to jump the bike by touching a wrench to the solenoid. That didn't do it, although it did crank up. (might need new fuel too). Checked all fuses as well, they look fine.
Could my starting relay have gone bad? Or a brush in the starter motor be stuck? The bike looks untouched when i was working on it, but i do suspect the fuel pump mightve been messed with as it wasnt held on by a stok bolt but by a random silver phillips screw.
The battery only drops .50 in voltage when i press the starter, and it sits happy around 12.7 with all lights on prior to starting.
After i jumped the solenoid terminals, the fuel pump buzzing became weaker. Can i at this point assume its dying, tell me what are some spots i should probe.
I'm looking through the manual as well, trying to make sense out of it.
Apreciate yall.
So a little background, the bike has 6k miles. Buddy bought it without seeing run, was told all it needed was a fresh battery. He got a new battery, and it does light the bike up. All lights work as they should.
When i go to press the starter button, all i get is a buzz coming from the fuel pump (not solenoid clicking, a buzz). Confirmed by touching it and feeling it go. So i tried to jump the bike by touching a wrench to the solenoid. That didn't do it, although it did crank up. (might need new fuel too). Checked all fuses as well, they look fine.
Could my starting relay have gone bad? Or a brush in the starter motor be stuck? The bike looks untouched when i was working on it, but i do suspect the fuel pump mightve been messed with as it wasnt held on by a stok bolt but by a random silver phillips screw.
The battery only drops .50 in voltage when i press the starter, and it sits happy around 12.7 with all lights on prior to starting.
After i jumped the solenoid terminals, the fuel pump buzzing became weaker. Can i at this point assume its dying, tell me what are some spots i should probe.
I'm looking through the manual as well, trying to make sense out of it.
Apreciate yall.