Starter Signal Wire Has Voltage Full-Time
10-31-2004, 09:30 PM
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Starter Signal Wire Has Voltage Full-Time
i have a 95 gsr and if it hasnt been driven for a couple hourz it would be hard to start up but after that its back to normal. I checked the signal wire and it has .36 volts all the time and when the key is in the "start" position it only produces 11.67 volts the starter will click but wont turn over.
10-31-2004, 11:23 PM
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Re: Starter Signal Wire Has Voltage Full-Time (billyhoe)
the starter wire should only read 12volts when the engine is being turned over. if it shows 12 volts when the key is in the start position it should be the ignition wire.
11-02-2004, 04:52 AM
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Re: Starter Signal Wire Has Voltage Full-Time (billyhoe)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by billyhoe »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i know im saying tho why is the wire recieving voltage all the time, maybe clutch switch?</TD></TR></TABLE>I think more likely it's a flaky ignition switch. I've been hearing about lots of flaky switches lately...
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11-06-2004, 06:25 AM
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Re: Starter Signal Wire Has Voltage Full-Time (billyhoe)
I should've read your first post more carefully. 
0.36 volts when it's supposed to be 'zero' isn't bad. Open circuits almost never have exactly zero. It'll probably go right down to zero if you measure that wire while it's still connected. Or maybe your voltmeter isn't perfect...
11.7 volts is kinda low when it's on. If your meter's accurate, maybe there's a bad connection somewhere. When it tries to draw current, it'll be even lower. Try measuring that while it's hooked up. Voltage too low won't pull the starter solenoid in real good, so it only clicks.
If the problem is in the battery, then the whole battery voltage will drop low when you try to start. Check that by putting your voltmeter probes right on the actual battery posts. Not the clamps around them. If the battery's OK, then look for loose/dirty/corroded connections somewhere.
0.36 volts when it's supposed to be 'zero' isn't bad. Open circuits almost never have exactly zero. It'll probably go right down to zero if you measure that wire while it's still connected. Or maybe your voltmeter isn't perfect...
11.7 volts is kinda low when it's on. If your meter's accurate, maybe there's a bad connection somewhere. When it tries to draw current, it'll be even lower. Try measuring that while it's hooked up. Voltage too low won't pull the starter solenoid in real good, so it only clicks.
If the problem is in the battery, then the whole battery voltage will drop low when you try to start. Check that by putting your voltmeter probes right on the actual battery posts. Not the clamps around them. If the battery's OK, then look for loose/dirty/corroded connections somewhere.
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Re: Starter Signal Wire Has Voltage Full-Time (JimBlake)
Aloha,
I was wondering if you figured out what was going on. I kinda have the same problem intermittent one click start. Solenoid wire is getting 0.5V all the time. I isolated the source to the ICU. When cranking I only get ~11.6-11.8V to the solenoid with battery at around 12.6 V. The problem would be solved if we can get a starter that triggers off of 11.6V.
Thanks
I was wondering if you figured out what was going on. I kinda have the same problem intermittent one click start. Solenoid wire is getting 0.5V all the time. I isolated the source to the ICU. When cranking I only get ~11.6-11.8V to the solenoid with battery at around 12.6 V. The problem would be solved if we can get a starter that triggers off of 11.6V.
Thanks
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