Starter switch help

[Vegas Street Rider]

First, welcome to the forum.

As to your issue, you might try buying some electrical contact cleaner and spraying it around your starter switch. In a high moisture climate, sometimes the contacts get corroded and won't complete the circuit. I have never taken the module apart, but if you do, be careful to not lose small parts that may fall out.

If all else fails, the switch assembly is available on Partzilla for $125. The part number is 37200-13FBO. Good luck.

[Prof_Carl]

Originally Posted by Vegas Street Rider

First, welcome to the forum.

As to your issue, you might try buying some electrical contact cleaner and spraying it around your starter switch. In a high moisture climate, sometimes the contacts get corroded and won't complete the circuit. I have never taken the module apart, but if you do, be careful to not lose small parts that may fall out.

If all else fails, the switch assembly is available on Partzilla for $125. The part number is 37200-13FBO. Good luck.

Thank you Vegas...is there a way to test to see if, after using electrical contact cleaner, its fixed? I feel like there's not. Part of what I am facing right now is the fear of riding out only to get back on later and have it not start. I was so discouraged, after getting it back from the shop, for that same issue to happen so soon. Just makes me gun-shy that I can't count on it working when, like most people, I need it to run (to get to an appointment or to get home to help my wife, etc...).

I love the idea of using something like contact cleaner as a far easier and cheaper strategy than a full replacement.

[Vegas Street Rider]

You need to let it set for a bit and then work your starter switch several times so that the contact points get the solution on them. There are no guarantees it will work if the switch is actually bad, but it might work and save you some serious coin.

Fortunately, it is very dry here in the desert and those issues don't usually come up. These contact cleaners will dry quickly so you are not looking at a lot of time before testing the switch.