86 yamaha fz600s will not turn over. any help?
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:16 am
I have recently bought a 1986 Yamaha Fz600s and been having fun riding. I have put on about 3.5k miles when the other day I was merging onto the interstate at I went to put the left turn signal on and the engine dropped in RPM as the signal flashed. At first i thought it could just be a short and i would look at the switch the next day. I parked the bike and as a thought tried to start it again. When i tried to start it a gain all i got was a click like there was not enough charge in the battery to turn the bike over, but all the lights and headdlights and turn signals worked just fine. The next day I tried to start it again and it would turn over only a couple of turns then just click. When i would mess around with the run off switch it would turn and it got it to start. Took it around the block in first gear then shifted to second couldnt get it to over maybe 6k RPMs. sounded like "crumb" then i shut it off. Started to get into it more today checked some harnesses and wiresi did have a loose connection in the run/off switch red wire, It was corroded. My question is could this be a problem caused only by the starter solenoid or the solenoid and another issue together?