Hey gang,
I'm a novice when it comes to electrical, but I wanted to see if I could see if someone else has had the same problem. So here goes:
Yamaha 100 Four Stroke
New Battery
New Solenoid
Supposedly rebuilt starter in the past
Good clean connection from wires to battery and to engine
Problem:
When I try to start it, it does not click, make any strange sounds, just sounds tired - like it's trying to turn over but just doesn't have enough "oomph" to get there.
If I put the battery on charge, connect it to the cranking battery and crank it,- it starts like it should. Will run around the lake just fine. Then, when I get back, turn it off and go to start it again - nothing.
I usually check the battery to make sure it's topped off. Sometimes just trying to start it with no battery charger connected, it will suck down the battery by about 10 percent - to 90 percent. Then, once I top it off, hook up the charger - it cranks right up.
Also, if I set another cranking battery next to the one that's hooked up and use jumper cables to give it extra juice, it cranks right up too.
I can yank off the starter and have it rebuilt, but why would it work fine when there is extra juice, but not on a good 800 amp battery with full charge on it's own?
Any advice, similar problems that have been corrected, would be appreciated!!
Mike
I'm a novice when it comes to electrical, but I wanted to see if I could see if someone else has had the same problem. So here goes:
Yamaha 100 Four Stroke
New Battery
New Solenoid
Supposedly rebuilt starter in the past
Good clean connection from wires to battery and to engine
Problem:
When I try to start it, it does not click, make any strange sounds, just sounds tired - like it's trying to turn over but just doesn't have enough "oomph" to get there.
If I put the battery on charge, connect it to the cranking battery and crank it,- it starts like it should. Will run around the lake just fine. Then, when I get back, turn it off and go to start it again - nothing.
I usually check the battery to make sure it's topped off. Sometimes just trying to start it with no battery charger connected, it will suck down the battery by about 10 percent - to 90 percent. Then, once I top it off, hook up the charger - it cranks right up.
Also, if I set another cranking battery next to the one that's hooked up and use jumper cables to give it extra juice, it cranks right up too.
I can yank off the starter and have it rebuilt, but why would it work fine when there is extra juice, but not on a good 800 amp battery with full charge on it's own?
Any advice, similar problems that have been corrected, would be appreciated!!
Mike
