I'd try Kyles suggestion first before buying a new starter. When I took mine apart to check it there must have been an ounce of carbon soot on everything. The whole inside was black. After cleaning it I could clearly see the brushes were in good shape & it worked much better.
Bernie- On 10/01/14, Kyle Munz wrote: No point in buying a new starter until you've tested the old one, but you can inspect yours for carbon buildup around the brushes for free. I took pics when I rebuilt mine: http://nighthawk.kylemunz.com/?p=517 And yes, minimal tools, a 10mm wrench will do just about all of it. -Kyle On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Jeremy <[email protected]> wrote: Lots of rain here in RI what state you in? Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 1, 2014, at 10:07 AM, "'[email protected]' via Nighthawk > Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> wrote: > > What would cause the starter to be/get heat soaked.. Just curious cause it > might be till tomorrow before I get to ride unless this rain passes soon.. > And again for all that have commented on all my questions and issues. You've > all been very helpful..it's also nice to know that people still give out > "free" knowledge.. > > -- > 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
