1981 GS 850GL loses power and dies in 5th

[dwickham]

Thanks Big T, I'll check for voltage drop. I was reading about poor grounding by the solenoid to the battery box. Might be my solenoid or wiring got cooked a bit before I swapped out the fuse box. Either way I'll hunt it down. The engine runs strong now, sounds healthy, and its too damn fun to let it sit out the winter.

 

[dwickham]

Thanks everyone for the help, there was less than a volt of drop between the poles of the solenoid so not enough to hurt the starter I think? I swapped in a used starter because it was cheaper than the parts I needed to fix the old one and it jumps to life now. She purrs like a cat now Rode her this morning and it was awesome!