MOTO GUZZI V1000 G5 Workshop Manual page 136

1st - On pressing the start buUon
the
motor does not turn or turns too slowly
FAULT
REMEDY
1
Discharged battery 1 Charge battery
2
Defective battery 2 Have it seen to in a qualified workshop
3 Loose or oxidized battery connections 3
Tighten, clean or grease battery poles and
l or
terminals
4 Grounded starter motor terminals or brushes
4 Remove ground contact
5 Starter motor brushes not contacting slip ring ,
5 Check brushes, clean or replace them, and
brushes jammed in their housing, worn broken , eventually clean the guides or holders
dirty or oily brushes
6 Damaged starter motor button or
relay (com- 6 Replace start button or relay
ponents so worn as to prevent the motor from
starting)
7
Damaged relay 7 Have it repaired in a competent workshop
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8 Excessive drop of voltage in the conductors, 8 Check all conductors and connections
damaged or disconnected leads, oxidized
termi-
nals or reeds
9 Malfunction of starter motor circuits
9 Check if all thermal cutouts are efficient and
connected
2nd - The rotor turns but the pinion does not engage
CAUSE REMEDY
1
Pi nion carrier stuck
1 Clean carrier and lightly lubricate it
2 Pinion or crown deformed because of crashes, 2
File off burrs and / or have pinion and crown
formation of burrs replaced in a workshop
3rd - On pressing the start buUon the rotor turns, the pinion engages but the engine will not start
CAUSE REMEDY
1 Insufficiently charged battery
1 Charge battery
2 Insufficient brush pressure 2
Check brushes, clean or replace as necessary
3 Defective relay
circuit (engaging
"'
control
3
Have relays repaired in qualified workshop
relay) or other defective external relays
4 Excessive drop of current In leads
4
Control leads and connections
5 Sliding free wheel clut~h
5 Replace or have clutch repaired
fied workshop
;n
a quali-
4th - Motor continues to lurn after buUon release
CAUSE
REMEDY
1
Starter button does not open or defective in-
1
Stop motor immediately and
have button and
ternal or external relays
relays checked in a workshop.
Change them, if
necessary
5th - The pinion does not disengage after the engine has started
CAUSE REMEDY
1 Return spring slack or broken
1
Have starter motor repaired
;n
a specialized
workshop
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