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    After putting my '80 550 back together, I am having problems getting it to start. If I press the start button, it does nothing. If I jump the solenoid, it sounds like it wants to start but won't. It has new plugs, a new starter button assembly, new solenoid, and I checked that each plug is firing. I also cleaned the clutch sensor to make sure it wasn't causing me trouble. Any thoughts of where to look next? I am really confused on this one.

    #2
    check the starter...

    could be bad/worn brushes or just gunked up on the inside...

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      #3
      Ok. I will check that out. What would cause the button not to work though? The wiring all seems sound.

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        #4
        The following is a copy of a post I made on another forum on this site a while ago -

        I wanted to give an update on the problems I was experiencing. A little over two weeks ago I took the right handlebar switch (where the starter button and kill switch are) apart. I found cobwebs and dirt (not dust, real dirt) inside. No idea how that stuff got in there. I cleaned it all out and brightened up the contacts for the starter button, then reassembled it. Have not had a failure since.
        Ken
        Last edited by Guest; 05-18-2010, 10:48 PM.

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          #5
          Get a multimeter, find out where the power stops.
          Could be a switch, a connector, maybe a broken wire.
          http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...tatesMap-1.jpg

          Life is too short to ride an L.

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            #6
            Originally posted by tkent02 View Post
            Get a multimeter, find out where the power stops.
            Could be a switch, a connector, maybe a broken wire.
            or a test light....test light is my tool of choice in these situations

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              #7
              I really gotta learn how to use a multimeter...

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                #8
                Find more at the Maker Shed: https://makershed.com In this video Bre Pettis and Joe Grand teach you how to use a multimeter!


                not a bad video

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Calvin Blackmore View Post
                  I haven't watched the whole video but it doesn't seem like a very good video. They aren't even showing all the different selections on the multi-meter. That's where I find alot of electronics/electric unsavy people will ask me questions.

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                    #10
                    my 83 gs 850gl would start up one day then next day nothing,checked what you did and it was brushes totaly worn down to nothing on starter.

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                      #11
                      Yep, im having a similar problem on my 82 650.

                      I cleaned the starter switch area out twice, brushed the spring to make sure it's clean.

                      Cleaned the entire wiring harness.
                      Cleaned and checked all grounds.
                      Replaced the starter solenoid.

                      I THOUGHT everything was good, I really didn't have any failures at all after replacing the starter solenoid!

                      Until today.......it was hot as hell out, and I let the bike sit and idle too long.
                      Then I was having starting issues......it just BARELY cranks, then the switch wouldn't work suddenly....but never got a solenoid "click" or anything, so im pretty sure the signal is getting TO the Starter!

                      Starter was WICKED HOT.....actually saw a little smoke come out from beneath it....although that could be debris stuck under there.

                      Let the bike cool down for an hour, and BAM, it started right up!

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                      I had 12.6 -13v steady today too!
                      2 week old battery, charging it left and right!

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                      I think my starter needs to be cleaned or checked out....maybe replaced.

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                        #12
                        Hi,

                        I found these on some guy's website. They might help.

                        Testing The Ignition System

                        Diagnosing Slow Cranking

                        Ignitor/Signal Generator/Coil Test




                        Thank you for your indulgence,

                        BassCliff

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                          #13
                          How does one do the Ignitor/Signal Generator/Coil Test on a two cylinder?

                          Thanks.

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                            #14
                            Figured out the problem is a bad battery. It would get drained down a little and the button would no longer work. I think the LED flasher was maybe draining it?

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