Subject: Re: Intermittent starter problem
Author: Patrick Hayes
Date: Jul 7, 2005, 9:11 AM
Post ID: 1719128342
Rob Prins wrote:
| ignore it for the rest of the week/month/season without significant risk of getting stranded? |
Well, you can't actually get stranded for this issue. If the solenoid
makes a nice loud clunk, then that means the plunger is moving aft and
injecting the pinion into the ring gear. Your problem is with the
quality of the connection at the inside back of the solenoid cap.
If you are brave, you can take a piece of very stout wire or metal rod
or tool in your hand. Hit and hold the starter button so that the
plunger stays injected, and then short the two huge terminals on the
back of the solenoid. That will get the starter spinning. This is
going to make HUGE sparks, and melt some metal and maybe burn your
fingers, but the Guzzi will start and you won't be stranded.
Man, I'm just full of good ideas! If you're on a trip, keep putting up
with the bad connection until you get home. If you're home, prepare to
strip the solenoid.
Patrick