HELP! Any advise is appreciated.
Last weekent I took my SXI to the lake and at the end of the trip it gave out. When I pushed the start button I could hear the starter spin and every once in a while I hear the engine crank a little but not enough to turn it on.
I did some reading on line and found out it could be either the Starter or the Bendix (gear between flywheel and starter). I decided to pull out the starter and open up the flywheel so I could verify which one it was. To my surprize when I opened the flywheel cover pieces of metal came out.
It looks like some kind of metal cover cover got loose and destroyed in there along with some kind of a spring. I cannot figure what broke inside. I searched in the Kawasaki website and could not find any kind of part that goes inside ( https://www.kawasakiepc.com/SystemS...Model&cGroupID=&CFID=5945107&CFTOKEN=73468915 )
I tested the Starter and it works, the Bendix seems fine when I look at it and I am able to turn it with my hand so it's not stuck. All teeth are good on both Bendix and Flywheel. The teed on the starter are a little worn but does not seem too bad. Stator seems fine but it looks like it took a little beatting with what ever broke inside.
Lastly, I cleaned everything inside and decided to put it back together just to see if I was lucky and it would turn on. No luck, it cranks a little more but you can still hear the spin and it won't turn on.
Any ideas what it could be? My last resort wild be to buy the stator but before I go spending $300 plus dollars I figure I ask around.
Thanks
Last weekent I took my SXI to the lake and at the end of the trip it gave out. When I pushed the start button I could hear the starter spin and every once in a while I hear the engine crank a little but not enough to turn it on.
I did some reading on line and found out it could be either the Starter or the Bendix (gear between flywheel and starter). I decided to pull out the starter and open up the flywheel so I could verify which one it was. To my surprize when I opened the flywheel cover pieces of metal came out.
It looks like some kind of metal cover cover got loose and destroyed in there along with some kind of a spring. I cannot figure what broke inside. I searched in the Kawasaki website and could not find any kind of part that goes inside ( https://www.kawasakiepc.com/SystemS...Model&cGroupID=&CFID=5945107&CFTOKEN=73468915 )
I tested the Starter and it works, the Bendix seems fine when I look at it and I am able to turn it with my hand so it's not stuck. All teeth are good on both Bendix and Flywheel. The teed on the starter are a little worn but does not seem too bad. Stator seems fine but it looks like it took a little beatting with what ever broke inside.
Lastly, I cleaned everything inside and decided to put it back together just to see if I was lucky and it would turn on. No luck, it cranks a little more but you can still hear the spin and it won't turn on.
Any ideas what it could be? My last resort wild be to buy the stator but before I go spending $300 plus dollars I figure I ask around.
Thanks
