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Message started by aceshigh92 on 10/01/08 at 12:11:12

Title: bike not starting please help
Post by aceshigh92 on 10/01/08 at 12:11:12

my bike battery died, and i recharged it, when i put it back in and all the lights and horn and everything the battery controlled worked but the horn wasnt as loudans it was, and the engine wouldnt start up it just makes a wierd thin sounding noise,
Any ideas

Title: Re: bike not starting please help
Post by YonuhAdisi on 10/01/08 at 12:12:36

Did you check the fluid level of the battery before and after you charged it?

Title: Re: bike not starting please help
Post by aceshigh92 on 10/01/08 at 12:17:03

yeah, it was in between the to marking lines i believe.

Title: Re: bike not starting please help
Post by Charon on 10/01/08 at 16:36:42

Your description makes me think the battery has a dead cell. Get hold of a digital voltmeter and measure the battery voltage. A fully charged 12 volt battery (the one on your Savage) should read about 12.6 volts, after sitting an hour or so off charge. That works out to 2.1 volts per cell. If it reads 12 it isn't charged. If it reads some multiple of 2.1 volts low (10.5, for example) it has one or more dead cells and is essentially trash. Turn on the ignition. The battery voltage will drop, but it shouldn't drop very much. If it drops 2 volts you have a bad cell and the battery is trash. The only cure for a dead cell is battery replacement.

Title: Re: bike not starting please help
Post by aceshigh92 on 10/01/08 at 17:03:31

thank you, i will try it out

Title: Re: bike not starting please help
Post by aceshigh92 on 10/02/08 at 16:15:17

gettin a new battery
it was a dead cell
mechanic looked at it too