Starter Engagement Delay

[buckslayer]

I've got a Honda with electric start. When I push the button, there's anywhere from a 2-8 second delay before the starter engages. Any idea what's up with that? Bad ground or maybe starter button connection? Once engaged, it spins it fine and she fires right up!

[Tri-ZNate]

possibly a bad connection in either the key switch, the button itself, or like you said on the starter. Just go through and clean up the connections. Also could be a loose wire behind the headlight.

[pickleweasel_00]

bad ground or the solenoid is going bad? :wondering

[buckslayer]

I don't have a manual - is there an electrical test for the solenoid?

[Howdy]

My gut feeling is that you have dirt in the starter button, or a bad soleniod. you can test the solenoid buy hooking it directly to a good 12 volt battery.
Howdy