I ended up blowing a fuse, which I got replaced. Now, all the lights, horn, etc works, but the electric start still doesn't. It worked before I blew the fuse, but now it does not. Is it possible that I blew the starter when I blew the fuse?
No - if the fuse was correctly rated the starter should not be damaged.
You can bridge the two big terminals at the starter solenoid with a short piece of wire first, to test the starter motor. The motor should still swing when you do this.
The problem could be caused by a corroded fuse terminal, the fuse sitting too loose at the fuse connections, a faulty switch, corroded terminals, burnt wires, or maybe a faulty starter solenoid.
You can test the starter solenoid with a Volt meter to see if it gets power. Just switch the Ignition switch “on”, and let somebody pull the brake levers and hit the starter button. Then you do a voltage test on the small terminal at the solenoid switch.
- If you get a voltage reading and the starter motor does not swing, it means all switches are still fine - but the solenoid is faulty.
- if you do not get a reading at the small terminal, it means you can have a look at the other possibilities as mentioned above.
