83' gs850 starter issues

[thurley94]

Hi all. I recently had my starter go out and rebuilt it with the kit recommended here. I got it all hooked back up today but still no cigar. The solenoid clicks but voltage from the battery drops to 4v when I hit the starter button. I initially thought it was a bad battery (it had sat for about a year untouched) so I bought a new one, but same thing. Resistance across commutators was good. Seems like there's a short somewhere, but I'm not sure what next steps would be.

 

[fastbysuzuki]

Are you saying the new fully charged battery drops to 4v when you press the starter button? Have you tried to put a decent screwdriver across the solenoid terminals to see if the starter fires up? (Bypassing starter button)
if the starter works then you have a faulty solenoid.
post the results on here.
when you say you had your starter "go out" exactly what do you mean by that ?
It may be the starter is faulty and the repair kit did not fix the problem you could remove the starter fasten it in a vice and connect it directly to the battery to it to see if it runs

 

[bwringer]

Does the starter spin freely when you hook it to a battery with jumper cables? It should kick hard.

And pop the ignition cover on the right off and verify the engine isn't seized try turning the crankshaft clockwise with a 19mm socket.

Some sort of starter clutch issue is possible, too.

 

[Brendan W]

This might sound dumb but is the starter cover touching the supply pole on the motor.
I have seen one or two with the pole at twelve o'clock instead of two and seen a motor cover with a hole burned through it.

 

[Steve]

This might sound dumb but is the starter cover touching the supply pole on the motor.
I have seen one or two with the pole at twelve o'clock instead of two and seen a motor cover with a hole burned through it.

We had one with the pole at 2 o'clock, but it was touching the cover, anyway.

Had to hammer an outward dent from the inside of the cover to provide clearance for the post. :encouragement:

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[thurley94]

Well, it turned out to be a short in the new brush kit, thankfully I happened to have a second rebuild kit on hand and it's working now! Thanks for the help! The 8 volt drain had me worried!