tank wont start

cucarrell · 09-26-2014, 01:25 PM

My tank 150 just clicks once each time I try to start it. If I do it about 100 or more times, it eventually turns over a bit and starts. I thought it may be the starter, so I put a new one on. Same thing. Click, click click. It does also make a clicking sound when I ride it, and the headlights flicker. Can anyone tell me where to look in the wiring to possibly see a problem, or is it another issue?

kz1000st · 09-26-2014, 04:19 PM

Find the starter solenoid and make sure the connections are tight there, after checking the battery connections first. If they are then you're next test is to take a screwdriver and jump the terminals of the solenoid. If it spins, the solenoid is bad, or a bad brake switch, or a bad starter button. Time for some detective work with a volt/ohmmeter.

If it doesn't spin then you either have a bad ground or a bad battery.

808 Scooter · 03-16-2015, 10:15 PM

Everything seems to be getting current when it should, but it doesn't seem like the solenoid is getting enough. Could it be the regulator? I tested it with a multimeter and could not find any continuity.

kz1000st · 03-17-2015, 07:13 AM

Did you test for continuity with the brake handle pulled? There's a ground wire and a power wire to the solenoid so jumping it should spin the starter. That's the first test to determine if the problem is in the solenoid, starter or starter circuit.

09-26-2014, 04:19 PM	#2
kz1000st Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hyde Park, NY Posts: 1,067	Find the starter solenoid and make sure the connections are tight there, after checking the battery connections first. If they are then you're next test is to take a screwdriver and jump the terminals of the solenoid. If it spins, the solenoid is bad, or a bad brake switch, or a bad starter button. Time for some detective work with a volt/ohmmeter. If it doesn't spin then you either have a bad ground or a bad battery. __________________ 2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting.
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03-17-2015, 07:13 AM	#4
kz1000st Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hyde Park, NY Posts: 1,067	Did you test for continuity with the brake handle pulled? There's a ground wire and a power wire to the solenoid so jumping it should spin the starter. That's the first test to determine if the problem is in the solenoid, starter or starter circuit. __________________ 2008 Eagle Milano 150- 9,679 miles 2009 Honda Rebel 250- 10,434 miles 2009 CF Moto Fashion- 16,023 miles 2009 MC-114 50cc Cub Clone- 4,317 miles twowheeler.yolasite.com/ That's 30,049 China Scootin miles and Counting.
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