Starter wont engage or crank over engine!

[Marley812]

New to the forum and this is a new bike to me. Was told when i bought it, all it needed was new starter and it would start by push starting it. So i bought it home and yes woth fresh gas in it and a full pulls/pushs around the street, it fired and ran(NOT VERY WELL BUT FIRED RIGHR UP). So i order a new starter off the interweb and just got it yesterday, so i hurry up installed it. Went to crank it and nothing, the silidoide clicks and its spending something in the starter spins but doesnt even come close to turning over the engine. Almost sounds like a power drill rotation noise. Dont know if i did something wrong or theres a bigger issue. Any help would b awesome and thanks.

[wacio]

First check if you didn't wire it backwards. If wired correctly - it is most likely stuck/broken starter clutch.

[5th_bike]

You may just need a new battery.

[wacio]

You may just need a new battery.

Good advice - I agree - battery is definitely first to check.

[Marley812]

I tried jumping the battery from a charged car battery, but still nothing. How would u wire it wrong, what r u referring too?? Then whats behind the starter and how hard is it to get to?

[Marley812]

Any help or ideas?

[yashbhatt215]

I would try charging the battery with a wall charger. This is the best way to see if it is fully charged. Do you know how old the battery is and how long it had been sitting with the previous owner? If the battery is fully charged and still not working I would check your wiring. After all it ran before you changed the starter so that is the only thing you changed.

If that doesn't work, I would check the spark plugs next. Other basic troubleshooting includes making sure the petcock (fuel valve) works properly and the carburetor float chamber (bowl) is getting fuel. There is a step by step guide on how to do this in the owner's manual. If you still have problems you can pop the spark plug off and do a compression test. Compression should be around 160 PSI. If it is significantly lower there is probably something wrong with the valves/seals.

[wacio]

I tried jumping the battery from a charged car battery, but still nothing. How would u wire it wrong, what r u referring too?? Then whats behind the starter and how hard is it to get to?

If the starter was re-manufactured it might be connected internally backwards (and run in wrong direction) than the freewheel would just allow it to spin without turning engine over.

Check link to service manual to see how to check starter clutch:
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1054006/Suzuki-Gz250.html?page=77#manual