Tim, such an excellent tutorial my et4 could use starter clean up. haven't driven it for months and now won't start. all i hear is that clicking. thank you
Thanks !! Before you go looking for the complicated things , make sure your battery has a full charge on it and it's in good shape , especially after sitting for a while that can cause all sorts of headache !
oh i know. it was actually sitting on a battery tender so i think battery is all good now if i could only get my lazy butt out and start wrenching. lol also, my speedometer quit working, it looks like it's broken from the wheel side. is it just replacing the cable or is there a small piece in there that may have broken thanks in advance
Thanks Tim. Maybe a stupid question, but is there a ground wire to attach to the starter motor? I'm troubleshooting mine and am not finding a ground wire
Tim Tuttle, You r a Great man! Tnx for the helpful vid, congrats on another success, and the reminder to put rag to prevent loss of cable nut ! Question... I got no kicker on my 2012 S150ie... do you know of the mod to put a sheave on the crank fan for a rope start? Tnx ! rc
My Vespa will sometimes start and other times nothing happens when I try to turn on, I checked the battery and it has sufficient voltage, would the problem be my starter?
Could be ! But , if absolutely nothing happens , no click of the relay , or Bendix on the starter solenoid , it could be the starter switch , relay , etc . don't neglect the cheap things in the circuit !
Thanks for the video . Doing my starter tomorrow.!
How'd it go? 😊
Tim, such an excellent tutorial
my et4 could use starter clean up. haven't driven it for months and
now won't start. all i hear is that clicking. thank you
Thanks !!
Before you go looking for the complicated things , make sure your battery has a full charge on it and it's in good shape , especially after sitting for a while that can cause all sorts of headache !
oh i know. it was actually sitting on a battery tender so i think battery is all good
now if i could only get my lazy butt out and start wrenching. lol
also, my speedometer quit working, it looks like it's broken from the wheel side. is it just replacing the cable or is there a small piece in there that may have broken thanks in advance
hey Tim ,battery was fine .after a thorough cleaning of the starter, my vespa starts like a champ
thank you
That seemed to go in like breeze. Suspiciously easy - I know I'm gonna have grief...
thanks for this....about to replace my starter.
Thanks Tim. Maybe a stupid question, but is there a ground wire to attach to the starter motor? I'm troubleshooting mine and am not finding a ground wire
Nope , this particular starter gets its ground through the chassis of the scooter .
Tim Tuttle, You r a Great man!
Tnx for the helpful vid, congrats on another success, and the reminder to put rag to prevent loss of cable nut !
Question... I got no kicker on my 2012 S150ie... do you know of the mod to put a sheave on the crank fan for a rope start?
Tnx !
rc
good stuff
My Vespa will sometimes start and other times nothing happens when I try to turn on, I checked the battery and it has sufficient voltage, would the problem be my starter?
Could be ! But , if absolutely nothing happens , no click of the relay , or Bendix on the starter solenoid , it could be the starter switch , relay , etc . don't neglect the cheap things in the circuit !