kicker
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From SabrTootjSqrl
I am cutting and pasting his original post here for continuity.
So, my 2002 XP cranks the slowest of all my skis. It fires up, so it's not really a problem, but damn my OCD.
Do I swap a starter off my other ski I don't care as much about... or buy a new OEM one?
I'm not for rebuilding it. I'm certain it's not the battery, and the ground terminal, and all others are clean. As is the starter relay...
anyone have any NEW, OEM 278000987 starters? I'm aware they aren't cheap...
but it's 2x the work to swap between skis, and no guarantee I won't just strand a different ski on the water... I'd rather just throw on a whole damn starter and call it a day.
Is there any way to test these things?! I have another as well, and I've hooked them both to 12v DC, but with no load, I really can't tell anything... it's such a PITA to swap them I don't want to just keep doing this.
I told myself it had a slow crank in the spring (why wouldn't it) I'd just toss a starter on there... but I know to keep it OEM.
Or ya know, I could just live w/the slow crank, but my GSX and GTXs fire up so freaking fast when you hit it, vs crank, crank, crank, and I just know it's coming down to the RPMs the starter's pushing...
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Last edited by Coastiejoe; Today at 10:41 AM.
Kickers reply,,
Check the voltage while cranking, start with the battery, then the solenoid, then the starter. At least then you can rule out any other components that might have an affect on the slow cranking. If there is next to no voltage drop while cranking then the starter is the culprit and not the cables or battery.
Then go buy your new OEM starter or rebuild the one you have. I hear those 951's are a bear when it comes to pulling that starter out, so I understand the "do it right the first time" and be done with it. But it would suck to put one in and find out there was another issue along the way.
I am cutting and pasting his original post here for continuity.
So, my 2002 XP cranks the slowest of all my skis. It fires up, so it's not really a problem, but damn my OCD.
Do I swap a starter off my other ski I don't care as much about... or buy a new OEM one?
I'm not for rebuilding it. I'm certain it's not the battery, and the ground terminal, and all others are clean. As is the starter relay...
anyone have any NEW, OEM 278000987 starters? I'm aware they aren't cheap...
but it's 2x the work to swap between skis, and no guarantee I won't just strand a different ski on the water... I'd rather just throw on a whole damn starter and call it a day.
Is there any way to test these things?! I have another as well, and I've hooked them both to 12v DC, but with no load, I really can't tell anything... it's such a PITA to swap them I don't want to just keep doing this.
I told myself it had a slow crank in the spring (why wouldn't it) I'd just toss a starter on there... but I know to keep it OEM.
Or ya know, I could just live w/the slow crank, but my GSX and GTXs fire up so freaking fast when you hit it, vs crank, crank, crank, and I just know it's coming down to the RPMs the starter's pushing...
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Last edited by Coastiejoe; Today at 10:41 AM.
Kickers reply,,
Check the voltage while cranking, start with the battery, then the solenoid, then the starter. At least then you can rule out any other components that might have an affect on the slow cranking. If there is next to no voltage drop while cranking then the starter is the culprit and not the cables or battery.
Then go buy your new OEM starter or rebuild the one you have. I hear those 951's are a bear when it comes to pulling that starter out, so I understand the "do it right the first time" and be done with it. But it would suck to put one in and find out there was another issue along the way.
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