So I took off the crank case cover yesterday so I could strip and polish it. I put everything back together how it goes (or at least I thought I did). I needed a new battery so I went to get one today, and I put it on, filled her back up with oil and tried to start it. At first I was getting alot of clicking and then some buzzing and now nothing. I feel like there is nothing wrong with my battery connection but I don't know why it won't start. I want to avoid taking the crank case cover off if I can but it may be unavoidable. Any ideas?
Josh

Sure be nice if these threads that start off with some sort of "HELP" request would also include some idea of the help needed.

At a wild guess, your shiny new battery wasn't fully charged when you got it.

It's definately not the battery It's one of those that are ready to install without charging, plus it was doing the same thing with my old battery once I put a charge on it.

**clicking + buzzing = weak battery, truuuust me.**


I had a lot of that last week, even had
to push the bike 12 blocks home once.

Just bought a new yuasa yesterday, yay!


I suggest you start by eliminating possibilities.


- 1st Try CAREFULLY hooking up your
bike w/your car's battery and try
starting the engine, that always works!

(+) goes directly (and CAREFULLY) in your bike's (+) battery and
(-) goes in your bikes frame.
I clamp the (-) on the clutch
lever ontop of the oil window.

- IF that does not work look at all your
grounds and connections, maybe the
starter's terminals are lose (next to the
engines clutch lever)

- Check you fuses (under seat, right side, little black box)

- If all fails open your crack case and play syler.

Where the piston stops when you turn off the engine nobody knows.

However, if it's bdc, it may develop enough compression to keep it from turning over if the decomp solenoid wasn't working.

Did you try push starting it?

Do you have a digital multimeter - pretty easy to get a reasonable idea on the battery.

Which side did you take off?

That's the side with the starter.

I think you didn't get it back together right.

Take it apart, someone here has done the same thing

don't remember what though, something about the order of the washers and it was greg's cd that came to the resque.

A couple of things to help you troubleshoot....

1) take the sparkplug out.   It will relieve the presssure in the cylinder and let the starter turn easier.    

2) Take the plug out of the Left cover (TDC inspect port cover??). Take a socket (metric) and rotate the engine.  Turn same direction as wheels turn when driving down the road (CCW?).  With sparkplug out, you should be able to turn the opposite direction a little too, but should be stiff to turn because you are trying to turn the starter too...    If it only turns one direction and doesn't turn the other even a little, then starter gears are pinched (trust me on this one.... )

3) Use a boat trolling motor battery to troubleshoot starting problems.  It doesn't have the cranking amp's of a car battery but has a long drain down time.  It saves the life of the small MC battery.  If you don't have one, borrow one....