push starter button, nothing happens

[sterlingmarlin30]

82 gs850, I can short the solenoid and starter turns but nothing on starter button. clutch switch wired together, is it the solenoid or the starter button?? also no voltage on the small yellow wire from the solenoid when button is pushed. any help at all please

[SPARKSS]

82 gs850, I can short the solenoid and starter turns but nothing on starter button. clutch switch wired together, is it the solenoid or the starter button?? also no voltage on the small yellow wire from the solenoid when button is pushed. any help at all please

You've found most of your problem already.........the no voltage appearing between the yellow wire and ground when the button is pushed. Check that your kill switch is in the run position. Confirm the solenoid switch works normally by jumpering the solenoid "battery" connected terminal to that yellow wire. This will probably crank the engine.....it's then to dig into your wiring diagram and see where the break in the push-button cranking circuit is!

[tconroy]

What he said!!!!

[aosmith]

I had to replace my starter button as well and just about any switch with the right functions for you handle bars can be wired up

[sterlingmarlin30]

re start button

ok, cleaned all wire connections, nothing, cleaned starter button, kill switch button, nothing, jumpered the battery wire on the solenoid to the yellow wire on the solenoid,fire flies and the wire heats up quickly, key on or off, doesn't matter. however now it starts when I touch the button, I don't know why but I'm happy, thanks guys, you never let me down yet.

[aosmith]

ha very weird how that works? problems magically fixed

[tconroy]

Hopefully it will not come back and haunt you!

[SPARKSS]

ok, cleaned all wire connections, nothing, cleaned starter button, kill switch button, nothing, jumpered the battery wire on the solenoid to the yellow wire on the solenoid,fire flies and the wire heats up quickly, key on or off, doesn't matter. however now it starts when I touch the button, I don't know why but I'm happy, thanks guys, you never let me down yet.

Does your starter relay (solenoid) have just wired connections, 2 heavy and 1 small (the yellow)? Typically, your starter pushbutton (cranking) circuit should have supplied +12 to that yellow wire, engaging the relay which makes a connection across the 2 heavy terminals....starter turns etc.

Jumpering the battery + to that yellow wire should have done the same thing.
Was the bike in gear by chance when you tried that? I'd suggest getting or making a test light and confirming this action, now that the circuit seems to be working. There shouldn't have been any undue heavy current heating up any wires during this exercise (was it your jumper that heated maybe?).