hard to start

[stevecut]

seem like something is pulling juice from the batt<br />like there is not emough power to spin the starter.<br />with plugs out starter spins fine, under pressure wont spin. Battery is new. Stater or starter?

 

[stevecut]

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also starter get real hot real fast.<br />i guess I hit a good spot motor started ran for an hour, turned off started up again repeated several times let sit for an hour tried to start no power thats where I am.

 

[RRitt]

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before you start buying parts, check every battery connection and make sure that they are clean.<br /><br />battery+ to relay<br />relay to starter<br />battery - to engine block<br /><br />that's a total of six cable ends that need to be clean and snug.<br /><br />IF you have a known good battery with known good connections <br />AND the starter kicks in but doesn't turn strongly enough<br />THEN either the starter needs to rebuilt or the engine is seized

 

[roscoe]

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ditto.<br /><br />FYI- the stator generates power for the ignition and charging curcuit. It can not draw power away.

 

[imported_LakeRunner]

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Sounds like the stator is not recharging the battery. Remember, never run the engine out of water not even with "ear muffs". You can easily burn up the impeller as well as the motor. Perform starter circuit tests. If all test are good, then test your stator. Prior to testing, have battery checked. Even new batteries can have "bad" cells.

 

[imported_LakeRunner]

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With the plugs out, you should be able to turn the flywheel by hand and with little to no resistance. If you can't, then the engine is seized.

 

[stevecut]

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it was the starter. Changed out the starter motor starts one click.<br />thanks anyway

 

[eurolarva]

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Starter brush carbon mixes with damp air and builds up in the starter springs. What this does is the spring looses its tension and will not hold the brush to the armature as well. 90 percent of the time the starter just needs to be taken apart and cleaned with contact cleaner or WD40. It is pretty simple and cheap. An aftermarket starter starts at 120 dollars on the smaller force motors. If after taking the starter apart and finding it is trashed you are not out any money.

 

[Keefbikes]

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I just replyed to you other Q.. With the symptoms you are describing in this post along with the other symptoms I think you have a serious problem. Never run you motor out of the water even with muffs for more than a minute or two. You may have burned out your impeller, and overheated the engine. I would tell you you have lost a cylinder and you may be close to a total seize. GOOD LUCK

 

[stevecut]

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starter was bad......thanks