Beast Starter rolls continually

coombes1 · 08-22-2012, 01:57 PM

Good afternoon everyone: This is probably really simple for you experienced people but has anyone came across a starter that would not stop cranking until you break the circuit?

I have a 2008 beast (just bought) and this is the problem I am not sure how to solve. I took apart the starter switch button and it does not contact anything unless pushed, so it seems to function fine.

The fellow I puchased from has a switch placed between the battery and?? that can be turned off to kill the starter but then there is no power to anywhere else and I assume no power back to the battery.

Thoughts?

FastDoc · 08-22-2012, 02:07 PM

Sounds like sticking solenoid. Common failure pouint. Cheap and easy. :wink:

MICRider · 08-22-2012, 02:10 PM

My best guess would be the starter relay/solenoid. Once you release the starter button the solenoid should be deenergized and the starter should stop cranking. That's the first component I would check

Edit: Doc beat me to it... Fastest gun in the west! :wink:

coombes1 · 08-22-2012, 02:18 PM

Can I use a different solenoid - like off a honda atc or do I need to buy the GIO one?

Like from a salvage yard, that is, not new.

MICRider · 08-22-2012, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by coombes1

Can I use a different solenoid - like off a honda atc or do I need to buy the GIO one?

I think as long as the connections are the same (same amount of posts/wires) you could use any solenoid you want. I would think a replacement would be cheap like borscht on ebay.

FastDoc · 08-22-2012, 02:22 PM

For the most part a solenoid is a solenoid. The Chinese ones are cheap to replace. If you have the time you may be able to open up and discect and perhaps repair the one you have. Worth a try. :wink:

coombes1 · 08-22-2012, 02:27 PM

Alright, thanks a bunch guys, I'll give that a go and see if I can get it repaired, still needs a bunch of known parts, but this one had me confused, I know nothing about electrical.

TCCKSR · 08-22-2012, 04:00 PM

last time I had to buy a new solenoid I think I paid like $15 from a local company here. CHEAP, why use a used one.

coombes1 · 08-23-2012, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TCCKSR

last time I had to buy a new solenoid I think I paid like $15 from a local company here. CHEAP, why use a used one.

I take your point, I just have not done my homework on sourcing a new one and there is a salvage yard 5 minutes away with plenty of Hondas, I was assuming that the used honda solenoid would be better than many chinese solenoids and if not, they'll refund me.

FastDoc · 08-23-2012, 04:30 PM

Fair assumption. :wink:

08-22-2012, 01:57 PM	#1
coombes1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough, ON Posts: 26	Beast Starter rolls continually Good afternoon everyone: This is probably really simple for you experienced people but has anyone came across a starter that would not stop cranking until you break the circuit? I have a 2008 beast (just bought) and this is the problem I am not sure how to solve. I took apart the starter switch button and it does not contact anything unless pushed, so it seems to function fine. The fellow I puchased from has a switch placed between the battery and?? that can be turned off to kill the starter but then there is no power to anywhere else and I assume no power back to the battery. Thoughts?
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08-22-2012, 02:07 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Sounds like sticking solenoid. Common failure pouint. Cheap and easy. :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-22-2012, 02:22 PM	#6
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	For the most part a solenoid is a solenoid. The Chinese ones are cheap to replace. If you have the time you may be able to open up and discect and perhaps repair the one you have. Worth a try. :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-22-2012, 04:00 PM	#8
TCCKSR Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 298	last time I had to buy a new solenoid I think I paid like $15 from a local company here. CHEAP, why use a used one. __________________ TCCK: The Coca-Cola Kid......... Hide your pepsi or I take your soul !!
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08-23-2012, 04:30 PM	#10
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Fair assumption. :wink: __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-22-2012, 02:10 PM	#3
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	My best guess would be the starter relay/solenoid. Once you release the starter button the solenoid should be deenergized and the starter should stop cranking. That's the first component I would check Edit: Doc beat me to it... Fastest gun in the west! :wink:
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08-22-2012, 02:18 PM	#4
coombes1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough, ON Posts: 26	Can I use a different solenoid - like off a honda atc or do I need to buy the GIO one? Like from a salvage yard, that is, not new.
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08-22-2012, 02:27 PM	#7
coombes1 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Peterborough, ON Posts: 26	Alright, thanks a bunch guys, I'll give that a go and see if I can get it repaired, still needs a bunch of known parts, but this one had me confused, I know nothing about electrical.
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