• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

1977 GS550 starter seems to short out at the points??

  • Thread starter Thread starter PAGS550
  • Start date Start date
P

PAGS550

Guest
just got 77 GS550 out of long hibernation...when using starter it seems like its shorting at the points...when kick starting it sends spark to plugs and starts right up....any ideas???
 
My first question would be "at what points is it shorting?" :-k

I was not aware that a starter even had "points".

The only "points" that I am aware of on a '77 550 would be the ignition points, and they have nothing to do with the starter.

What is the condition of the battery? Even if it was connected to a proper battery tender, a "long hibernation" (just low long was it?) is still not good for a battery. Try using jumper cables (to a non-running vehicle, please) to see if it starts easily. If it does, your battery is shot.

One last point: it has been in a "long hibernation", yet it starts and runs (when kicked)?
Congratulations on at least treating the carburetors properly. :clap: :clap:

.
 
breaker points !!!

breaker points !!!

brand new battery...rolls fast and sure....when using electric start it appears to be some arcing in the breaker points and plugs get no spark....when using kick start no arcing and it sparks gr8 and fires right up...sorry for confusion over wat points...i am not familiar with other points on these but it is my first gs550
 
I agree w/ Steve. Sounds like a bad ground.

I'd remove the engine ground, and take the whole wire and both bolts down to a local car audio shop. Tell them you need a new ground cable with the same terminals. They'll hook you up pretty cheap.

Or, you could be like me and just kick start it every time :D
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top