RXV S/G hesitating sometimes

FF Titus · 12-15-2016, 08:03 AM

Hi all,
09 RXV gas with new starter gen (SG), volt reg, & battery. When I press the pedal, solenoid clicks and it would run fine. When outside, I noticed in the cold that there is some hesitating. Solenoid will click, S/G will turn, but seems weak. It seems to get stuck on the compression stroke. But, if I hold the pedal down, it hesitates for 5 or so seconds, then turns over and starts.

Vehicle has lights and radio. Radio wiring was spliced into the on/off switch.

Any thoughts? Thank you all.

BrewCityMusic · 12-15-2016, 11:26 AM

Put it in neutral (so it doesn't run away from You, LOL) then take the seat off and try to start it outside while watching the starter pulley - it's fairly common that if the belt tension is a little low, in the colder months sometimes the starter will engage but just spin against the belt for a couple of seconds til it "Grabs". If this is the case, get a little more tension on that belt. If this ISN'T the case and it's just hesitating to spin, I would check all the frame grounds on the cart, pull them and clean them thoroughly, the starter may be trying to find an alternate ground such as the throttle cable, etc and it's just taking a bit to get enough juice to spin (which almost always ends up badly if not corrected) ... Let us know if either of these ideas worked, if not we can go from there

FF Titus · 12-16-2016, 11:49 AM

Thanks, I should have mentioned the belt being checked, they come in all the time being loose.

I checked grounds, clean and tight. Here's what I found today in the freezing cold:

12V, under a load, drops to ten on the load tester. Off the tester, when I press the pedal, batt volt drops to 8 volts, causing the hesitation. Being that it's a brand new battery, what would cause this?

cart around · 12-16-2016, 12:19 PM

New does not make it good. http://autorepair.about.com/od/regul...ad-Testing.htm

FF Titus · 12-16-2016, 12:54 PM

New starter I noticed came with a 3 inch pulley, not the 2 1/2. Gonna swap that out 1st.

kgsc · 12-16-2016, 01:27 PM

Got the tee shirt

My 09 came with the Hitachi starter and had the same issues. Ordered the 2.5 inch pulley and that helped but wasn't 100%. The latter ones have the AMD starter and don't seem to have the same issues.

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/gas-e...-kawasaki.html

12-15-2016, 08:03 AM	#1
FF Titus Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 489	RXV S/G hesitating sometimes Hi all, 09 RXV gas with new starter gen (SG), volt reg, & battery. When I press the pedal, solenoid clicks and it would run fine. When outside, I noticed in the cold that there is some hesitating. Solenoid will click, S/G will turn, but seems weak. It seems to get stuck on the compression stroke. But, if I hold the pedal down, it hesitates for 5 or so seconds, then turns over and starts. Vehicle has lights and radio. Radio wiring was spliced into the on/off switch. Any thoughts? Thank you all.

12-15-2016, 11:26 AM	#2
BrewCityMusic Hammer Down !!!! Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lake Geneva, WI Posts: 2,681	Re: RXV S/G hesitating sometimes Put it in neutral (so it doesn't run away from You, LOL) then take the seat off and try to start it outside while watching the starter pulley - it's fairly common that if the belt tension is a little low, in the colder months sometimes the starter will engage but just spin against the belt for a couple of seconds til it "Grabs". If this is the case, get a little more tension on that belt. If this ISN'T the case and it's just hesitating to spin, I would check all the frame grounds on the cart, pull them and clean them thoroughly, the starter may be trying to find an alternate ground such as the throttle cable, etc and it's just taking a bit to get enough juice to spin (which almost always ends up badly if not corrected) ... Let us know if either of these ideas worked, if not we can go from there

12-16-2016, 11:49 AM	#3
FF Titus Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 489	Re: RXV S/G hesitating sometimes Thanks, I should have mentioned the belt being checked, they come in all the time being loose. I checked grounds, clean and tight. Here's what I found today in the freezing cold: 12V, under a load, drops to ten on the load tester. Off the tester, when I press the pedal, batt volt drops to 8 volts, causing the hesitation. Being that it's a brand new battery, what would cause this?

12-16-2016, 12:19 PM	#4
cart around Test before replacing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border. Posts: 3,495	Re: RXV S/G hesitating sometimes New does not make it good. http://autorepair.about.com/od/regul...ad-Testing.htm

12-16-2016, 12:54 PM	#5
FF Titus Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 489	Re: RXV S/G hesitating sometimes New starter I noticed came with a 3 inch pulley, not the 2 1/2. Gonna swap that out 1st.

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12-16-2016, 01:27 PM	#6
kgsc Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Aiken, SC Posts: 13,141	Re: RXV S/G hesitating sometimes Got the tee shirt My 09 came with the Hitachi starter and had the same issues. Ordered the 2.5 inch pulley and that helped but wasn't 100%. The latter ones have the AMD starter and don't seem to have the same issues. http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/gas-e...-kawasaki.html

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