KYMCO People Service Manual page 31

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
STARTER MOTOR
1. Starter motor won't turn
Inspection/Adjustment
Check operation of
stop switch by
applying brake
Check battery circuit
by operating turn
signals
Check operation of
starter relay by
depressing starter
button
Connect starter
motor directly to
battery
2. Starter motor turns slowly or idles
Inspection/Adjustment
Check battery circuit
by operating turn
signals
Connect starter
motor directly to
battery
Rotate crankshaft
3. Starter motor does not stop turning
Inspection/Adjustment
Turn ignition switch
OFF
Symptom
Stoplight does not
Stoplight comes on
come on
Signals operate
Signals dim, remain
properly
on or don't operate
Relay operates
properly
Starter does not turn
Starter motor turns
Symptom
Signals operate Signals dim, remain
on or don't operate
properly
Starter motor
turns slowly
Turns easily
Symptom
Not stopped
cBurned out fuse
dWeak or dead battery
eFaulty stop switch
fLoose or disconnected
connectors
gBroken or shorted ignition
switch wire
cFaulty or weak battery
cPoor starter button connection
Relay does not
dOpen or shorted starter relay
operate
eLoose or disconnected
connectors
cWorn brushes
dOpen or shorted wires or rotor
eOpen starter motor cable
fLoose connectors
cOpen wire harness
cWeak or dead battery
cLoose connector or terminal
Starter motor
dPoor contact in starter relay
turns normally
eFaulty starter clutch
Hard to turn
cSeized cylinder
cBroken or shorted starter motor
cable
Stopped
cFaulty starter pinion
cStarter relay shorted or stuck
closed
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Probable Cause
Probable Cause
Probable Cause
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