i recentley bought a magnum 500,a great machine but,when starting it anytime there is a meshing or grinding noise for about 5 seconds,could this be a bad starter or something else?thanks for any info.......

 

starter bendex is what is sounds like to me does it start? mine scrambler has a lil bit of grinding nois when you hit teh starter and foar a few seconds after you let off it and it is running before the benex gets totaly out of teh way of teh flywheel. if it goes away and iff it still starts it is prob easily fixible. by taking the flywheel cover off. it probably has mud and water in tehere. and the bendex is proba lil rusted and gummed up you can wiggle it out it seams inpossible but it comes out. or you might just be able to spray it with brake cleaner and then wd 40 it should bree up prety good if you get it out soke it in gas or just spray it with brake clean unless you have a parts washer. move it in and out by twisting it and then sray with WD-40. check to make shure all 3 wheights are inside with the sring around them. post what you find.

 

thanks for the info,ill try and get it straightened out and let you know how i made out......