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Cbod
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 04:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I picked up a 98 S1W and had to do intake seals on it. its been sitting for quite a while. I got it from a friend and he got it running after sitting for about 6 years, but the seals leaked so i replaced them after i got it. its been sitting again over the winter and i've never actually started it up. I went to start it yesterday after charging the battery and putting fresh fuel in and it wont turn over. Headlight is bright, but doesn't seem to dim when i hit the start button. seems like its getting power to the starter according to my test light. looks like nothing was left unplugged. Any help would be appreciated. thanks
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Hughlysses
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 04:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Kill switch in "run" position? Starter switch contacts could be corroded.
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Lake_bueller
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 04:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Fresh spark plugs!!! I usually need to change mine yearly if it sits all winter
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Cbod
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 04:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yes Hughlysses the switch is in the run position, but it acts just like its not. my next thing was going to pull that apart and see if there was a bad connection or broken wire
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Hootowl
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 05:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It's in neutral, yes?
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Robertb1958
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 05:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Kickstand, clutch, and/or neutral switches? The previous owner bypassed all of them on my S1
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Jim2
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 08:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Double check that small wire spade connector on the back of the starter. Mine has vibrated off a couple of times before I tightened up the connector a bit.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 10:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Check the neutral and sidestand safety switches...and give the starter a whack with a hammer. Sometimes the solenoids stick.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 12:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Check your fuse box sockets for corrosion.
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Firemanjim
Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 03:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

What Rat said!!Hit with hammer. The contacts inside solenoid take a beating and corrode.
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Hootowl
Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 03:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If it was bad contacts, he'd still hear a click as the solenoid actuates. Now, if it was actually stuck, that's something else, but I think there would be enough current draw to notice...the headlight would probably get a bit dimmer. OP says nothing happens at all. So it's most likely a bad connection somewhere, or a safety interlock switch.

What happens when you try starting it with the clutch lever pulled in?
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K12pilot
Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 09:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Check the wires in the crappy black plastic spade connector holders on the relays!!
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