VStar650CL wrote: ↑Wed Aug 10, 2022 5:55 pmAfter 10 years, I'd definitely check the cabling and connections before you condemn the starter. Here's a proper how-to. You can use voltage drop on the power-side cabling and fasteners too, not just grounds:
keep-your-engine-on-the-ground-not-just ... 28130.html
If the starter is weak, it will be the same crap as the wiper. Sitting for 10 years is a recipe for crumbling brushes and corroded commutators. It may improve as you use it again, or it may get worse. Here's how to diagnose starter motors:
https://www.nicoclub.com/archives/under ... tests.html
Clutch is good. I'm shifting around. No leaks!whomadewho wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:50 amFirst thing I would do would be to rule out the clutch. With the pedal disengaged start the truck with the transmission in gear and in neutral. Possibility the clutch isn’t fully disengaging. Make sure you don’t have a leak, or loosing pressure in hydraulic clutch. Might also have rust on the fly wheel or pressure plate. Another thought, you might consider getting the truck road worthy. Drive it again, as the vehicle has been sitting for 10 plus years.
whomadewho wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:19 amLook for vacuum leaks....should have....roughly..18-22 in.vacuum. Check the transmission mount first.
Thanks for the heads up!VStar650CL wrote: ↑Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:41 pmYou have to post a link for vids and have them hosted off site. I'm pretty sure the Nico site itself can't host or attach them.
velkin wrote: ↑Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:13 pmWhelp here I go again. Soooooooooooooo, trial and error with the rotor position. I played around with where the rotor should be turned. Apparently I just swung that thang around and unscrewed it installed the new one INCORRECTLY! 2.4 running a little fast high rpms but it's not backfiring, or sputtering or anything ugly. I wan't to thank everyone that puts up with all my rookie questions. (whomadewho and vstar) special shout out guys. I'm not ashamed of my mistake, i learn better this way. :