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Posted by ratze
 - April 04, 2012, 19:02:10 PM

check ur ground connections. the starter motors rarely come unglued on these models.    an RIDE ON.

Posted by greenbarn
 - April 04, 2012, 17:01:07 PM

If it did not work, then after you charged the battery it DID work PERFECTLY NORMAL (that's what I'm hearing), that tells me you most likely have a poor battery, or perhaps a bad connection someplace.  Keep in mind a battery tester cannot always tell you 100% that you have a good battery.  Sometimes they test OK on a load tester, but will not hold a charge over night.  How old is the battery?  Having said that, it's kind of a moot issue since even brand new batteries can be bad.  However, if it's over a couple of years old, it puts more suspicion on the battery by default.

Bottom line, if you charge the battery to make it work, it's not likely it's the starter (or starter drive, or solenoid).  I say not likely because I've seen that "anything is possible". 

Posted by michaelh42
 - April 04, 2012, 16:00:30 PM

I took the battery to the local parts store and they load tested it. Sorry, didn't say that before.

Posted by Troll
 - April 04, 2012, 15:51:21 PM

How did you test the battery? A volt meter across the terminals will only measure "surface charge" You need to test the battery under load.

Posted by michaelh42
 - April 04, 2012, 15:03:11 PM

With all this great weather in the North East I have been riding the last few weeks. Two days ago I went to start my Drifter and It turned over then sounds like the started disengeged and spun.  I tried agian and the started did not engage just made a sound like the battery is low. charged the battery that night and all work well. The next morning the same thing happened. I pulled my battery and it tested fine.  Where should I look next? Would the solenoid be going bad? Not sure where or what to look at, any help would be great. It is 68 deg and I am sitting in my truck typing this.... :(
Michael

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