KYMCO People S 250, Service Manual

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1
. GENERAL INFORMATION
1-25
PEOPLE 250
STARTER MOTOR
1. Starter motor won‘t turn
Å Burned out fuse
Ç Weak or dead battery
É
Faulty stop switch
Ñ Loose or disconnected
connectors
Ö Broken or shorted ignition
switch wire
Å Faulty or weak battery
Å Poor starter button
connection
Ç
Open or shorted starter relay
É Loose or disconnected
connectors
Å Worn brushes
Ç Open or shorted wires or
rotor
É Open starter motor cable
Ñ Loose connectors
Å Open wire harness
2. Starter motor turns slowly or idles
Å Weak or dead battery
Å Loose connector or terminal
Ç
Poor contact in starter relay
É Faulty starter clutch
Å
Seized cylinder
Å Broken or shorted starter
motor cable
3. Starter motor does not stop turning
Å Faulty starter pinion
Å
Starter relay shorted or stuck
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Symptom
Symptom
Symptom
Check operation of
stop switch by
applying brake
Stoplight does not
come on
Stoplight comes
on
Check battery
circuit by operating
turn signals
Check battery
circuit by operating
turn signals
Turn ignition
switch
OFF
Probable Cause
Probable Cause
Probable Cause
Signals operate
properly
Signals dim, remain
on or don‘t
operate
Check operation of
starter relay by
depressing starter
button
Connect starter
motor directly to
battery
Connect starter
motor directly to
battery
Starter motor
turns slowly
Starter motor
turns normally
Signals operate
properly
Signals dim, remain
on or don‘t operate
Not stopped
Stopped
Rotate crankshaft
Starter motor
turns
Starter does not
turn
Relay operates
properly
Relay does not
operate
Turns easily Hard to turn