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- 05 rocket 3
I have a 2005 Rocket 3. I'm having an issue with it turning & firing. It will turn but only for a second.
At the end of last year, I had it inspected and the oil changed I was using it fine without any issues. Then one day it just started giving me a hiccup of not wanting to start, but after an attempt or two, it would still start. It let me sit at work one day & a mechanical-minded coworker of mine helped me get it started, he noticed my negative terminal was slightly loose. We tightened it & it started right up. Then a few days later it let me sit at work again this time everything was still tight & the battery read fine on the multi-meter so he got it started by jumping the starter. He came over one day to help me diagnose it & we concluded that the starter might not be working properly, at this point, it was turning with no issues but wouldn't fire. After 5 or so attempts the battery didn't have enough to turn it over.
I found a forum about the starters, replaced it & no issues with the starter not actuating. Honestly, the old one didn't look too bad.
Ever since then I have been having issues with it actually turning & firing. I have since done the following
-had the battery load tested by two places (it's fine & just over 2 years old & has been on a charger all the time)
-Hooked it to my car battery still no difference, also tried a Marine battery with 500+ CCA no difference
-checked the relays & tightened some adapters just in case. I also saw a thread about adding a 2nd relay to the starter to take the load off. That has not made a difference either
- New starter jumped with cables (works as it should)
- Followed the cable from the starter to the battery, I can't find anything loose.
-Starter selinoid seems fine
-Lifted the tank & made sure nothing seemed loose
- Emptied old gas & filled with new gas
-Hooked jumper cables directly to the starter to the battery, just with the + & also with + & - hooked up, no difference
-I'm going to try tonight pulling a spark plug to see if it's hydro locked.
-The previous owner changed the headlights to LED as well.
When I try to start it now I get a slight turn and just a click the headlight does go out but the gauges do not reset just the fuel pump turns on and off. I'm willing to give anything a try to get this to work I am not a big mechanic but I can figure things out with YouTube and being told what to check for but any advice dumb it down for me as I simply might not know what things are called.
At the end of last year, I had it inspected and the oil changed I was using it fine without any issues. Then one day it just started giving me a hiccup of not wanting to start, but after an attempt or two, it would still start. It let me sit at work one day & a mechanical-minded coworker of mine helped me get it started, he noticed my negative terminal was slightly loose. We tightened it & it started right up. Then a few days later it let me sit at work again this time everything was still tight & the battery read fine on the multi-meter so he got it started by jumping the starter. He came over one day to help me diagnose it & we concluded that the starter might not be working properly, at this point, it was turning with no issues but wouldn't fire. After 5 or so attempts the battery didn't have enough to turn it over.
I found a forum about the starters, replaced it & no issues with the starter not actuating. Honestly, the old one didn't look too bad.
Ever since then I have been having issues with it actually turning & firing. I have since done the following
-had the battery load tested by two places (it's fine & just over 2 years old & has been on a charger all the time)
-Hooked it to my car battery still no difference, also tried a Marine battery with 500+ CCA no difference
-checked the relays & tightened some adapters just in case. I also saw a thread about adding a 2nd relay to the starter to take the load off. That has not made a difference either
- New starter jumped with cables (works as it should)
- Followed the cable from the starter to the battery, I can't find anything loose.
-Starter selinoid seems fine
-Lifted the tank & made sure nothing seemed loose
- Emptied old gas & filled with new gas
-Hooked jumper cables directly to the starter to the battery, just with the + & also with + & - hooked up, no difference
-I'm going to try tonight pulling a spark plug to see if it's hydro locked.
-The previous owner changed the headlights to LED as well.
When I try to start it now I get a slight turn and just a click the headlight does go out but the gauges do not reset just the fuel pump turns on and off. I'm willing to give anything a try to get this to work I am not a big mechanic but I can figure things out with YouTube and being told what to check for but any advice dumb it down for me as I simply might not know what things are called.
