Cold Natured Beast

[Fred F.]

The other day It was in the low 60s , and I tried to start my bike. Acted like it had in the past when it was in the 30s or low 40s. I have a Odyssey 625 battery that is a little over a year old.
I was pissed , so I pushed it back to the shop , and put it on the table lift. Tried to start again with a car battery jumped in. No Luck. Topped off both batteries. At first still no luck , then it finally started.
Not wanting to get stuck or having to carry jumper cables , I decided to start at the battery and work my way to the starter.
Here is what I found.
I pulled the starter so I could get at the connector lugs. The ground wire which is a spade connector had some corrosion on it. The lug connector on top of the starter had rust on the connecting side of the nut, and also the contact portion of the starter. The eye connector also had some corrosion. The bottom Lug was in pretty good shape . Both had their plastic covers in place .

Micksan, when you pull the starter does oil come out ? Does it have a gasket or o-ring or anything like that I can screw up ? Fred

 

[Micksan]

Fred:
There is not suppose to be any oil come out. There is a "O" ring that is more of a dust barrier. While it is exposed , put a rage around it. The ring is pretty thick. Put grease it prior to putting it back in.

 

[Fred F.]

Fred:
There is not suppose to be any oil come out. There is a "O" ring that is more of a dust barrier. While it is exposed , put a rage around it. The ring is pretty thick. Put grease it prior to putting it back in.

Thanks, sounds like a good Saturday job. Fred

 

[Gothlander]

Next time it wont start check the oil is in the tank and not the sump. I would start the bike and let it run for a minute or two before removing any part on the bottom of the engine.

 

[gR3yWolf]

Fred:
There is not suppose to be any oil come out. There is a "O" ring that is more of a dust barrier. While it is exposed , put a rage around it. The ring is pretty thick. Put grease it prior to putting it back in.

That post read like lines from a ****o flick.:shock: