Solenoid Chaos and a Bruised Leg

[davisbm2]

I had to replace my starter solenoid, so I ordered a Chinese one off EBay for $6.

It didn’t have a fuse like the one on the Hawk so I recycled the fuse assembly from he previous solenoid and wired in the new Chinese solenoid.

It worked! Started fine 4 times, then nothing. I rechecked everything, all good. I can start it by jumping the solenoid with a screwdriver so I know it’s not the starter or the cutoff switch. When I press the ignition button I can hear the solenoid push the internal spring but nothing happens.

So what killed the solenoid? Why did it work 4 times and then die? I don’t know much about solenoids, are they easy to kill somehow?

I’m real tired of kickstarting, my foot slipped the last time I started it and I left a good amount of skin on the kickstart lever...

[pete]

possably the $6 prise tag is a bit of a hint as to what happened...




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[davisbm2]

Ha I agree, financial decisions are the root cause but what is the mechanical cause?

[humanbeing]

Parts house tells u the story https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=38680667490 純銅 :) vs 鍍銅 :tdown:

[davisbm2]

Sorry, I didn’t understand that last post. Some Chinese stuff is good, some bad is maybe what you’re driving at?

[roundhouse]

Looks like you can get em on amazon. better than waiting for shipping from where ever.

Even if it is not the same it looks like it might work.

https://www.amazon.com/Starter-Solenoid-Relay-Fourtrax-TRX250/dp/B007X6R9PI?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-d-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B007X6R9PI

[ben2go]

I had to replace my starter solenoid, so I ordered a Chinese one off EBay for $6.

It didn’t have a fuse like the one on the Hawk so I recycled the fuse assembly from he previous solenoid and wired in the new Chinese solenoid.

It worked! Started fine 4 times, then nothing. I rechecked everything, all good. I can start it by jumping the solenoid with a screwdriver so I know it’s not the starter or the cutoff switch. When I press the ignition button I can hear the solenoid push the internal spring but nothing happens.

So what killed the solenoid? Why did it work 4 times and then die? I don’t know much about solenoids, are they easy to kill somehow?

I’m real tired of kickstarting, my foot slipped the last time I started it and I left a good amount of skin on the kickstart lever...


Make sure you aren't loosing voltage at the relay on the trigger side, not the starter side. Sounds like a heat issue from a bad connection. Possibly a grounding issue.

[Lit Hawk]

I had same problem and it ended up being my starter. It easy to remove and check.

[AresROC]

Sorry, I didn’t understand that last post. Some Chinese stuff is good, some bad is maybe what you’re driving at?


I think the link and post is saying Plated Copper contacts bad, solid copper contacts good. Basically you get what you pay for...


A buck fifty per start is kinda expensive... which reminds me another saying I heard: you can go broke trying to save money, or something like that.