Starter always spinning?

rrucker · Jan 31, 2015

48 8N 6V front mount.

New battery, voltage regulator and wiring harness (the expensive one). Connected the battery and the starter spins and spins and spins.

Disconnected the starter button wire and it STILL is engaged...

I don't know where to even start, instructions for the wiring harness were doubled checked with the F04 diagram but hey I got a GED.

Any ideas? Thanks guys.

TheOldHokie · Jan 31, 2015

(quoted from post at 13:48:38 01/31/15) 48 8N 6V front mount.

New battery, voltage regulator and wiring harness (the expensive one). Connected the battery and the starter spins and spins and spins.

Disconnected the starter button wire and it STILL is engaged...

I don't know where to even start, instructions for the wiring harness were doubled checked with the F04 diagram but hey I got a GED.

Any ideas? Thanks guys.

Check the wiring on your solenoid. It is the "switch" that connects the battery to the starter....

TOH

Royse · Jan 31, 2015

Solenoid will sometimes stick closed.
Try tapping it with a screwdriver handle. If it frees up
you may be good to go, other times they may stick again.

old · Jan 31, 2015

Solenoid sticking or the wire from the solenoid to the start button is grounded due to a bad wire etc.

Dell (WA) · Jan 31, 2015

rucker.......the 8N's starter solenoid is grounded by the BIG thumb button by the tranny shifter. Summtimms the starter wire that goes thru the bottom of the dash pannel gitts kicked and shorts out when climbin' inn'n'out. Other times, the starter solenoid is incorrectly mounted. Mount it so the little middle terminal faces the tranny where it is hard to gitt-too. As others have advised, a gentle tap fer a stuck solenoid is always the FIRST thing to try. Surprizingly enuff, yer 6-volt starter don't care whether positive (+) or negative (-) ground, it ALWAYS turns the correct direction. .......electrical Dell

carlntexas · Jan 31, 2015

You could have the battery cable on the wrong post on the solenoid.

souNdguy · Jan 31, 2015

If you have the small wire off the solenoid, and just bat and
starter wire, pretty obvious solenoid is stuck. As said, rap on it,
might release, might never Ben an issue, or might fail the next
start

rrucker · Feb 3, 2015

solenoid was bad, thanks for the help guys.

Now to check for fire!

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