Seriously, once it's off the bike it's just two screws to open it up. If it looks like the image below, order a rebuild kit. [image: Brushes, before]<http://nighthawk.kylemunz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/re_IMG_19700101_194839.jpg>
-Kyle On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Rmj <[email protected]> wrote: > Be careful about using a car battery on the starter. Car batteries put > out a whole lot more amperage than an mc battery. Try taking it to an auto > parts store & let them test it, even if they charge a small fee. Car > battery may solve the mystery by burning up the starter. > > Thank you, > > Ross > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > Sent: 8/19/2013 1:40 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Finished putting together the bike > but itwon't start > > I like Grahams idea better. But yes bang lightly. Works on stuck solenoid > and bad spot on starter > > Jason King > > ----- Reply message ----- > From: "Graham Rogers" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Finished putting together the bike but it > won't start > Date: Mon, Aug 19, 2013 2:31 pm > > > and if that doesn't work, use a bigger hammer, finally drop it from 2,000 > feet onto 6 feet of concrete. let us know how that works out. > > On Aug 19, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Jason King wrote: > > Try the test again and bang the starter with a hammer while you are > trying to start it and see if it works. > On Aug 19, 2013 1:37 PM, "Javier Garcia" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Although i agree with the comments about the battery, i suggest repairing >> the starter anyway. Is a simple procedure, and you have it off the bike >> already. That way you will have piece of mind, specially after all the work >> you have already put on this bike. >> >> Javier >> On Aug 19, 2013 1:32 PM, "Joey Kelley" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Battery chargers - particularly the automatic kind that tell you when it >>> is charged - have been known to be incorrect in the event of a battery that >>> is suffering a failure. >>> If you ran the starter motor off another battery - like from >>> your car for instance and it turns - the issue is most likely the battery >>> or something downstream from it in the wiring. If you connect it to a >>> different power source entirely and it doesn't turn over - I would suspect >>> the starter. >>> -Joey >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Allow me to clear it up. >>>> I removed the starter motor from the engine and the battery as well. >>>> I used a jumper cable to connect the starter motor to the battery >>>> The starter motor ran for 1/2 a sec and never again. >>>> The engine as far as I can tell was moving before I installed it. >>>> I used a battery charger to recharge the battery until the device said >>>> it's fully charged >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -Joey Kelley >>> JoeyKelley.com - My Life Online >>> JoeyFixesComputers.com - Its What I Do! >>> JoeyKelleyPhoto.com - Photographing Today, For Tomorrow >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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