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Are the cable connections clean and tight? I ask because this is a classic cause of poor starting. Just because you can not wiggle the cable doesn't mean its got a good connection. Clean the terminals of the battery and cables and solenoid, scrape away all the corrosion so every thing is bright and shiny.I recently fitted one of my modified two pole prestolite starters to a Mk3 that still had its original weedy cables and solenoid, pressing the button revealed a battery that although powered the ignition (the owner was kick starting the bike) wouldn't power the starter, changing the battery for a used but good one and the engine fired up on the button first press, weedy cables and all!
Are the cable connections clean and tight? I ask because this is a classic cause of poor starting. Just because you can not wiggle the cable doesn't mean its got a good connection. Clean the terminals of the battery and cables and solenoid, scrape away all the corrosion so every thing is bright and shiny.
I recently fitted one of my modified two pole prestolite starters to a Mk3 that still had its original weedy cables and solenoid, pressing the button revealed a battery that although powered the ignition (the owner was kick starting the bike) wouldn't power the starter, changing the battery for a used but good one and the engine fired up on the button first press, weedy cables and all!
