No start SJ

[The Penguin]

My old ski won't start. Pushing the start button - I get nothing. No click from the solenoid, starter not spinning.

I seem to have power running through all cables - and they are all new from JSS as of early this year.

The fuse is good. I believe the switch to be good - should I check the solenoid first...or the starter? The solenoid is by far the newer of the 2 - replaced with a new one about 2 years ago. The starter is probably the oriinal one from 1947.

How can I test the starter in the ski?

 

[Idok]

open the ebox and jump the terminals with a screwdriver

 

[smoofers]

Check your ss switch.

 

[GDFL]

you can jump the pins of the start stop switch connection back at the firewall to eliminate the switch as a problem..... you just have to figure out which pins and how to do it.....

 

[smoofers]

What are you doing tonight?

 

[WaveDemon]

you can jump the pins of the start stop switch connection back at the firewall to eliminate the switch as a problem..... you just have to figure out which pins and how to do it.....

I would try this first too. it's the red and brown wires, you can jump it with a paper clip or a cut back wire.

 

[LBE]

Don't bother pulling the electrical box apart. Run a ground wire from one of the ebox screws to a motor ground, ie: intake bolt or head bolt.
If that does not work , then pull the box apart. But it sounds like your box is not grounded.

 

[RoyalFlush@PCB]

I would try this first too. it's the red and brown wires, you can jump it with a paper clip or a cut back wire.

X2. You can also use a small pair of needle nose pliers. If it does start, choke it out to kill or use the same pliers, wire, or paper clip across the white and black terminals.

 

[The Penguin]

you can jump the pins of the start stop switch connection back at the firewall to eliminate the switch as a problem..... you just have to figure out which pins and how to do it.....

I already tested the switch (both sides) - but I'll double check tonight. I really think something else is the problem. ski ran fine on Saturday, went to crank it on Sunday...nothing.

What are you doing tonight?

taking Mom to dinner and a show.

 

[WaveDemon]

X2. You can also use a small pair of needle nose pliers. If it does start, choke it out to kill or use the same pliers, wire, or paper clip across the white and black terminals.

or use the stop button. the stop button still works if you don't pull the black/white wire connection apart.

 

[RoyalFlush@PCB]

or use the stop button. the stop button still works if you don't pull the black/white wire connection apart.

LOL! So true!!! ancake:

 

[The Penguin]

problem located - the wires from the switch had a splice in them that went bad...so that's now taken care of.

but - I have a bendix that seems to not want to engage. What's the fix for that? Last Saturday, I just beat on the flywheel cover until it engaged so I could ride for the day. :biggrin:

 

[smoofers]

problem located - the wires from the switch had a splice in them that went bad...so that's now taken care of.

but - I have a bendix that seems to not want to engage. What's the fix for that? Last Saturday, I just beat on the flywheel cover until it engaged so I could ride for the day. :biggrin:

In my experience, pull the flywheel, disassemble the bendix, clean it and re-grease it, reassemble and reinstall.....problem fixed...

 

[Midlake Crisis]

Thread please

In my experience, pull the flywheel, disassemble the bendix, clean it and re-grease it, reassemble and reinstall.....problem fixed...

This would be a cool thread. I've taken the bendix out and cleaned and lubed it real good for a long lasting fix, but I couldn't figure out how to take it apart.

 

[smoofers]

This would be a cool thread. I've taken the bendix out and cleaned and lubed it real good for a long lasting fix, but I couldn't figure out how to take it apart.

If my memory suits me, its just one snap ring and the whole thing comes apart....

 

[LBE]

Let the bendix sit in automatic transmission fluid for a couple days.
Oil it and install.

 

[tnj4life]

I just drown mine with Parts Blaster. I had the same prob with my kill switch as you did, splice come loose.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

ive removed front cover, stuffed a rag in there , sprayed the bendix with carb cleaner.

then spray it with some oil ( NOT WD40)
then light grease on a few places, and got about 4 more years out of a 'junk' bendix.

 

[QuickMick]

problem located - the wires from the switch had a splice in them that went bad...so that's now taken care of.

but - I have a bendix that seems to not want to engage. What's the fix for that? Last Saturday, I just beat on the flywheel cover until it engaged so I could ride for the day. :biggrin:

taken care of how? sent to JSS?

I spliced mine with solder and even heat shrink over heat shrink. Water still got in and corrsion happened. YOU remember that day.
Nothing ruins a day on the like like ss switch problems.

 

[The Penguin]

I'm out of the good butt splices (adhesive lined, with solder) - but I'll pick some up on the way home to fix it. The previous splice I did several years ago, and if only 1 went bad in all that time - I'm happy with it. They were soldered, coated with liquid electrical tape, then heat shrinked. Then I had additional layer of heat shrink over all 4 splices (about a 1' worth) that I sealed with liquid electrical tape.

I can repair this in a few minutes and be good to go until I can locate another switch.