kymco mo x500 Instruction De Maintenance

. GENERAL INFORMATION

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XCITING 500

STARTER MOTOR
1. Starter motor won‘t turn

cBurned out fuse

dWeak or dead battery

eFaulty stop switch

fLoose or disconnected

connectors

gBroken or shorted ignition

switch wire

cFaulty or weak battery

cPoor starter button connection

dOpen or shorted starter relay

eLoose or disconnected

connectors

cWorn brushes

dOpen or shorted wires or rotor

eOpen starter motor cable

fLoose connectors
cOpen wire harness

2. Starter motor turns slowly or idles

cWeak or dead battery

cLoose connector or terminal

dPoor contact in starter relay

eFaulty starter clutch

cSeized cylinder

cBroken or shorted starter

motor cable

3. Starter motor does not stop turning

cFaulty starter pinion
cStarter relay shorted or stuck

closed

Inspection/Adjustment

Symptom

Check operation of
stop switch by
applying brake

Stoplight does not
come on

Stoplight comes on

Check battery circuit
by operating turn
signals

Turn ignition switch
OFF

Probable Cause

Signals operate
properly

Signals dim, remain
on or don‘t operate

Check operation of
starter relay by
depressing starter
button

Connect starter
motor directly to
battery

Starter motor
turns slowly

Starter motor

turns normally

Signals operate
properly

Signals dim, remain
on or don‘t operate

Not stopped

Stopped

Rotate crankshaft

Starter motor turns

Starter does not turn

Relay operates
properly

Relay does not

operate

Turns easily

Hard to turn