It's been a while since the lastr update but the coub have been working away on the VFR and attempting to make the bike turn over. Fearing a blown starter motor we took the starter solenoid from a working VFR, along with the battery, and connected it Nick's VFR. This offered a ray of hope but despite many attempts we could not get the bike to turn over.
The only reason why we were doig this was to ensure that the starter motor still works and that the engine is able to move, at least a bit anyway. Essentially we were trying to confirm that the bike is not dead. Disappointed at the result of this we began to strip off the working starter solenoid from the bike only to hear the engine turn over! But how the hell did it happen?!
It turns out the two wires running to the starter solenoid had touched off one another, producing the noise, and a small spark as well. Further testing, and slight electrocution of Martin, gave the same results. So there we have it, the starter motor does work, somewhat at least, and the engine can turn over. It is not dead yet.
Good news. However, the starter will still need to be stripped, cleaned and dried. Iron cores will rust pretty quickly.
ReplyDeleteGreat work lads :) Very proud of you.
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