greenmonster wrote on 05/01/17 at 12:19:19: pulled the pin out of the decompression solenoid. I put it back in without a lot of trouble. Is there something that I may have missed doing that?
When I got it all back together, the battery was low and wouldn't turn it over.
I tried to fire it up and it would crank but didn't want to catch. I tried a few more times and just as I was going to stop trying it started to crank on its own. I was not touching the start button. Then smoke started coming from under the seat. I disconnected the battery and took the seat off. The positive going from the battery to the starter solenoid has melted all of the insulation off.
Pin connecting the cable? I don't see an electrical issue with that.
Red Flag.
Waving red flag with flares.
Did you check the water?
You really cooked that didn't you.
You shouldn't be running the starter for more than a minute max.
And then you should let it cool for 10-15 minutes.
You'll burn up the starter, the magnets will dislodge and your hair will fall out.
A tired bat will spin the starter just fine, but if you don't have at least 10v it won't ever start.
the CDI just shuts down.
So, now you need new bat leads, maybe a new bat.