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Old Aug 14, 2021 | 12:31 PM
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I have replaced all the relays and have fire. It will start but when I press the start button it will act as if its is stuck between piston position. Could it be a weak starter?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2021 | 02:00 AM
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"Could it be a weak starter?"

Probably not. Never known a starter to get "weak" except once on a Suzuki LT80. Far more likely to be flat or dud battery, or a bad connection. Yams are rather prone to the earth leads needing cleaning where they contact the frame, but both battery and starter/solenoid leads need to be clean and tight too. A seized starter is possible, as is a seized engine, so check for that. Starters with worn brushes usually work sometimes, and sometimes not, rather than become weak.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2021 | 02:22 AM
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Thanks for the reply. It will start and ran. But it is not a "just push start and go" like I would like. Brand new battery, starter solenoid, ignition coil, starter relay switch, fuel filter, air filter. So all that is good. So motor and starter are not froze up.

I posted the video on youtube of the start.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2021 | 02:36 AM
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As I wrote above, weak battery or bad connections are the most likely cause. Worn starter mechanism is another. Just done a Recon and it was the idler gear on starter with teeth missing, but a slipping one way starter clutch, behind flywheel, is more common. Check out those cables and battery first though. It is new but may not be charged, or could be a dud.
 
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