stryker 125 Workshop-manual : Page 32

          2. GENERAL INFORMATION                                                            STRYKER 125/150

 STARTER MOTOR
 1. Starter motor won`t turn
 Inspection/Adjustment                      Symptom                         Probable Cause
 Check operation of
 stop switch by
 applying brake                                                          Burned out fuse
                         Stoplight comes on      Stoplight does not      Weak or dead battery
                                                 come on                 Faulty stop switch
 Check battery circuit                                                   Loose or disconnected connector
 by operating turn                                                       Broken or shorted ignition
 signals                                                                 switch wire
                           Signals operate       Signals dim, remain     Faulty or weak battery
                           properly              on or don`t operate
 Check operation of
 starter relay by
 depressing starter
 button
                           Relay operates             Relay does not     Poor starter button connection
                           properly                   operate            Faulty starter relay
                                                                         Loose terminals
 Connect starter
 motor directly to
 battery
                                                                         Broken or shorted motor cable
                         Starter motor turns     Starter does not turn   Loose wire connection
                                                                         Faulty starter motor
                                                                         Faulty wire harness
 2. Starter motor turns slowly or idles
 Inspection/Adjustment                      Symptom
                                                                            Probable Cause
 Check battery circuit
 by operating turn
 signals
                          Signals operate        Signals dim, remain
                          properly               on or don`t operate     Weak or dead battery
 Connect starter
 motor directly to
 battery
                           Starter motor              Starter motor      Loose or disconnected connector
                           turns slowly               turns normally     Faulty starter relay
 Rotate crankshaft

                            Turns easily               Hard to turn      Seized cylinder
                                                                         Broken or shorted starter motor
                                                                         cable
                                                                         Faulty starter pinion
 3. Starter motor does not stop turning
 Inspection/Adjustment                      Symptom                         Probable Cause
 Turn ignition switch
 OFF

                           Not stopped                   Stopped
                                                                         Starter relay shorted or stuck

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