SELVA MARINE Kingfish 25, Service Manual

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Removing the starter motor
1. Remove the starter motor from the power
unit. See “Starter motor” (7-32).
Checking the starter motor operation
1. Connect the positive battery cable 1 to
the magnet switch terminal
a
, and then
connect the negative battery cable 2 to
the starter motor body.
2. Connect a lead 3 to the magnet switch
terminal
b
.
3. Connect the lead 3 to the positive bat-
tery terminal, and then check the starter
motor operation.
WARNING! Do not
touch the starter motor pinion.
TIP:
• Check the starter motor operation for a few
seconds.
• If the starter motor is disassembled for
maintenance, make sure to check the oper-
ation again after assembling it.
4. Disconnect the negative and positive bat-
tery cables from the battery terminals.
Checking the magnet switch
1. Connect the tester leads between the
magnet switch terminals
a
and
b
.
2. Connect the negative battery cable
1
to
the starter motor body.
3. Connect a lead
2
to the magnet switch
terminal
b
.
4. Connect the positive battery cable
3
to
the lead
2
, and then check the magnet
switch continuity between the terminals
a
and
b
. Replace if out of specification.
NOTICE: Do not connect the lead
2
to
the battery for more than 1 second.
TIP:
The starter motor pinion should be pushed
out while the magnet switch is on.
Checking the starter motor pinion
Make sure to disconnect the battery
cables before checking the starter motor
pinion.
1. Check the pinion. Replace if cracked or
worn.
2. Turn the pinion counterclockwise to
check that it operates smoothly and turn
it clockwise to check that it locks in place.
Disassembling the starter motor
1. Remove the magnet switch
1
.
B
Br/W
1
2
3
3
a
b
2
1
Battery lead
Terminal
a b
Connected
Disconnected
1
3
2
a
b
3
2
1
Starter motor