the positive one was just sitting there the negative one was while cranking. where is the ground wire at the starter?

 

should just ground through the starter frame.

 

if i held the start it stood at about 8. if i was clicking it spiked at 13. i dont know how accurate that last one is

 

could we text or facebook or something? i feel like it would be much more efficient

 

i'm not a FB member and i don't have a camera on the pc. hmmm....man there's a lot of youtube videos that walk folks through testing various pieces of equipment. whether a snowmobile, motorcycle, utv or atv, they're all very similar. hmmm...trying to figure out a more efficient way of communication.

 

do you have a phone that you could text on? oh ya and ive been watching all the videos i can find

 

Good news! I got a starter working and it cranks the engine untill the compresstion stroke then it cant go any further, i belive now this is why it wont start by its self. i was able to very easily push start it today and fix the idle problem it has. any ideas why the starter cant go past the compression stroke? Thank you guys very much

 

Sounds like the starter clutch behind the flywheel could be slipping..Its an one way bearing..

 

is it an easy fix