HELP! Yamaha 1100 Virago 96 Electrical
Ray Rumble
Push start button and nothing happens except head light dims. No sounds, no
clicks, no starter, nothing--battery good and kick stand off switch OK.
Any Ideas? Thanks for you ideas
Ray Rumble, Atlanta GA rum...@mindspring.com
Benjamin Justin Cain
Ray Rumble (rum...@mindspring.com) wrote:
: Push start button and nothing happens except head light dims. No sounds, no
: clicks, no starter, nothing--battery good and kick stand off switch OK.
: Any Ideas? Thanks for you ideas
Check the starter relay and/or the starter motor itself.
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Ray Rumble wrote:
>
> Push start button and nothing happens except head light dims. No sounds, no
> clicks, no starter, nothing--battery good and kick stand off switch OK.
> Any Ideas? Thanks for you ideas
>
As a former Virago owner who had similar problems, several times, I'd
guess either:
- bad starter button (you hope, could possibly be cleaned/repaired)
- bad solenoid switch
- bad starter motor
In the 5 years I owned a Virago, I had to work on *all* of the above at
various times. I had to replace the (expensive) starter motor twice.
David
Steve Manes
Ray Rumble <rum...@mindspring.com> wrote:
y> Push start button and nothing happens except head light dims. No sounds, no
> clicks, no starter, nothing--battery good and kick stand off switch OK.
> Any Ideas? Thanks for you ideas
Sounds like a short.
Check the starter motor fuse/circuit breaker.
Check the solenoid.
Check the solenoid relay.
Check the wiring from your ignition switch (some have a separate
leg for the starter motor).
When you say "battery good" do you mean good as in tested by a
voltmeter or good as tested by a load tester? The battery can show
good voltage but be internally damaged so it doesn't have enough
amps to crank the starter.
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Dan Kuryliak
In article <01bcc306$12dc9f80$22f9...@rumble.mindspring.com>, "Ray Rumble" <rum...@mindspring.com> writes:
|> Push start button and nothing happens except head light dims. No sounds, no
|> clicks, no starter, nothing--battery good and kick stand off switch OK.
|> Any Ideas? Thanks for you ideas
|>
|> Ray Rumble, Atlanta GA rum...@mindspring.com
Ray,
I had a similar intermittent problem on my old Venture. I had to do a ritual
sometimes, like pulling in the clutch, operating the kickstand a couple of times, turning the key switch on and off, flipping the kill switch with the
engine in neutral. Then it would finally start. I went over all the switches,
took apart the kill switch and sprayed it with WD-40....no more starting
problems after that. I now have a Virago 1100 and bought the Clymer manual.
The starting circuit consists of the following components:
starter solenoid, main fuse, main(key) switch, ignition fuse, kill switch,
clutch switch, sidestand switch, starter switch, starter cutoff
relay, starter relay and neutral switch. Any one of those could be the
cause of it failing to start.
First, put the bike on the center stand and in neutral.
Check the main fuse 30a (under the seat) and the ignition fuse 10a in the
sub panel located under the indicator lights. The ignition fuse should be on the
right hand side. If both are good, then it's most likely a switch/relay contact,
or possibly a loose wire. Start with: 1. Kill switch (take it apart and spray
it with a good contact cleaner...or WD40). Check the sidestand switch operation,
(in neutral it shouldn't matter). 2. Check the clutch switch operation,
(in neutral shouldn't matter). 3. Check main switch contacts, hopefully it won't
be that. Check starter cutoff relay, starter cutout relay, sidestand relay,
and the starter relay, all located under the seat.
There are Clymer manuals for the Viragos that show the starter wiring diagram
and illustrate various tests for the above components.
Good luck with your troubleshooting.
Dan
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> Push start button and nothing happens except head light dims. No sounds, no
> clicks, no starter, nothing--battery good and kick stand off switch OK.
> Any Ideas? Thanks for you ideas
>
> Ray Rumble, Atlanta GA rum...@mindspring.com
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