My diagnosis has led me to the relay/solenoid, but I'm looking for confirmation. If I turn on the ignition, the neutral light will oscillate with no particular pattern between on with full strength and about half-lit. Same goes for the headlights and tail-lights if I start the machine by shorting past the relay. If I try to start normally, the relay makes a lot of buzzing and clicking noises, but no crank. There seems to be a ground fault in the relay, but not a full ground fault because the machine doesn't die and the electrical system doesn't totally croak.

Am I overlooking something? Is this a known issue? Am I looking in the right place?

Thanks!
Matt

 

remove and fully charge your battery and test it to make sure its up to full capacity.


X

 

Put it on the charger when it wouldn't fire right away. Battery was completely up to snuff...

 

Try putting power directly to the starter.
If you need to get a new solenoid a lawn tractor one for $14 will work, do a search Big Bad Scrambler had the part #.

Jim