lantxinNETX
Bronze Member
I have a Mule 610 that has about 650 hours on it. For the last 6-8 weeks, I have had occasional issues with starting.
My first thought was that it might be the battery. Not knowing how old it was (I have only owned it for about 9 months) I decided to change it.
That didn't help. The weather does not seem to make a difference either. I've tried it when it was 40 degrees and damp and when it was 70 degrees and very dry. (We get all types of weather in SE Oklahoma!)
When I turn the key, sometimes it starts just fine. But about 2/3 of the time, I can hear the solenoid in the starter 'click' but nothing else happens. (I have held my hand on top of the starter while the key is turned so I know it is firing.)
I don't seem to have any other electrical issues - the battery is holding it's charge, the headlights work and as I said about 1/3 of the time when you turn the key it starts just fine. And once it starts it runs just fine. But if you turn off the key, you might find yourself stuck, unable to get it started again.
I am clearly focusing on the starter motor. I can get a new one for about $125, but I would just as soon not have to put it on if I don't have to.
(My Mule is 2ス hours away from my home - I only get to enjoy it on the weekends - and then only about 3 out of 4 weekends if I am lucky!)
I was thinking a bad ground, but it doesn't make much sense to me that it works fine some of the time . . . . .
Suggestions? Similar problems? I'm open to any help.
Thanks!
Martin
My first thought was that it might be the battery. Not knowing how old it was (I have only owned it for about 9 months) I decided to change it.
That didn't help. The weather does not seem to make a difference either. I've tried it when it was 40 degrees and damp and when it was 70 degrees and very dry. (We get all types of weather in SE Oklahoma!)
When I turn the key, sometimes it starts just fine. But about 2/3 of the time, I can hear the solenoid in the starter 'click' but nothing else happens. (I have held my hand on top of the starter while the key is turned so I know it is firing.)
I don't seem to have any other electrical issues - the battery is holding it's charge, the headlights work and as I said about 1/3 of the time when you turn the key it starts just fine. And once it starts it runs just fine. But if you turn off the key, you might find yourself stuck, unable to get it started again.
I am clearly focusing on the starter motor. I can get a new one for about $125, but I would just as soon not have to put it on if I don't have to.
(My Mule is 2ス hours away from my home - I only get to enjoy it on the weekends - and then only about 3 out of 4 weekends if I am lucky!)
I was thinking a bad ground, but it doesn't make much sense to me that it works fine some of the time . . . . .
Suggestions? Similar problems? I'm open to any help.
Thanks!
Martin