michaelpthompson
XS650 Addict
OK, so I searched the Forum but didn't find an answer to this specific problem. 1975 XS650B. When I got it, the electric starter didn't work. I'd press the button and hear a click, but that's all. Laid it on a crate on its side, thinking to take a look at the starter. Turns out I could have saved the trouble, but now I have a completely different problem.
I hooked a positive jumper cable to the nut that holds the starter cable onto the relay, and put the negative on ground. When I hook up the other end of the positive cable to the batter, the starter motor turns. So I took off the jumpers and clicked the button again so I could listen for the location of the click. But now it doesn't click. Change position of key, on-off switch, engine kill switch, no sound in any position. Put the jumpers back on and it's the same. Don't even have to connect the negative end to the battery, only the positive, and the starter motor turns.
I'm thinking probably the relay, but from what I've learned on this forum, it may be more complicated than that. Any advice appreciated. (Other than RTFM, I'm working on that.)
Thanks.
I hooked a positive jumper cable to the nut that holds the starter cable onto the relay, and put the negative on ground. When I hook up the other end of the positive cable to the batter, the starter motor turns. So I took off the jumpers and clicked the button again so I could listen for the location of the click. But now it doesn't click. Change position of key, on-off switch, engine kill switch, no sound in any position. Put the jumpers back on and it's the same. Don't even have to connect the negative end to the battery, only the positive, and the starter motor turns.
I'm thinking probably the relay, but from what I've learned on this forum, it may be more complicated than that. Any advice appreciated. (Other than RTFM, I'm working on that.)
Thanks.