14-02-12, 02:39 PM
with alarm & grips fitted and in use, then your battery is def suspect - no way is it getting enough charge
But I'm also puzzled by the noise when the engine is running - it shouldnt be there at all, as soon as you release the starter button, let alone stop as the revs rise and start again as they drop. Sorry realise I'm probably stating the bleeding obvious there, but just in case...
So, is it defientley the same noise? And if so, is your starter button disengaging properly? Or is the starter continually trying to "start" the engine (which would again contribute to the drain on the battery)?
Trying to rule out other possibilities, when you first turn on the ignition (before hitting the starter button), does the fuel pump do it's thing (clicking noise) for a few seconds, and then shut up?
(14-02-12, 02:28 PM)mobile mouse link Wrote: What I find strange is that the chatter under the seat I believe is the starter relay opening/closing, went away after raising the revs.
[size=1em]Lower the revs and it came back. Is that the alternator charging the battery and cancelling out the low battery voltage temporary.[/size]
But I'm also puzzled by the noise when the engine is running - it shouldnt be there at all, as soon as you release the starter button, let alone stop as the revs rise and start again as they drop. Sorry realise I'm probably stating the bleeding obvious there, but just in case...
So, is it defientley the same noise? And if so, is your starter button disengaging properly? Or is the starter continually trying to "start" the engine (which would again contribute to the drain on the battery)?
Trying to rule out other possibilities, when you first turn on the ignition (before hitting the starter button), does the fuel pump do it's thing (clicking noise) for a few seconds, and then shut up?