Please Help - Yamaha YTM200 Electrical question (Have pictures)

[madwrstler]

To all the smart people out there:

I have a 1984 Yamahauler. I posted in an earlier thread that my electric start clicks when the button is pushed. I tested the starter by "jumping it" and it works. So, the "thing" that is clicking is the black box in the picture. What is this black "thing" that has 4 male prongs (relay box)? In the second picture, I thought this was a solenoid but yamaha calls it a relay something. Any suggestions on how to get my electric starter to work.

Thank you in advance.

[money89tractors]

Relay and solenoid are the same deal here. just replace it with a lawn mower solenoid or one off a ford pickup. Theyre cheap and itll fix the problem.

-Phil

[atckowalski]

Test the battery for voltage.You need at least 12.5. to turn over the motor.Then try putting a charger on the battery turn it on then see if it starts.

[madwrstler]

Per Phil's suggestion, what type of lawn mower solenoid should I buy? If the clicking is coming from the black box, do you think the solenoid is bad? Anthing else I should check for?

FYI - Battery is brand new.

[money89tractors]

Any standard solenoid. If you have an old rider sitting around, just pull the solenoid off it. When you go to wire it up, there are 2 leads. one is power from the battery, the other is power to the starter. Then youll have a small wire. Touch the small wire to the positive on the battery to turn the starter over.

If the noise it coming from the box, which i wouldnt see how it could, then your relay box has a problem...most likely a bad connection or water in it.

Try replacing the solenoid like ive said. If that doesnt fix the problem then the relay is bad.

-Phil

[YTM 225dx]

Check to make sure your starter button is working right. On mine that was not working. Check to be sure the button is making a good contact.

[madwrstler]

OK. The noise is definitely coming from that black box (relay). Where can I get a relay (black box with the four prongs)?

PS - Thanks for your help.

[mark38090]

RELAY ASSY 18443-001 $39.66 from bikebandit.com, I need one for mine also.

[madwrstler]

That is what I was calling the solenoid (relay assembly). I may just neeed that black box with 4 male prongs. That is where the clicking is coming from. Did yours "click" from the same area before you changed the relay assembly (solenoid).

[peter]

I too have a ytm200 with an electrical problem. Last owner lost key, jumped the brown and red/white wires from starter button onto the black starter solenoid (i believe). red/wht to pos and brown to ground. Have key now but when brown and red/wht wires patched, no start from start switch. Does anyone have a picture of the wiring for a ytm200 from the seat back to solenoid area? I have schematic but not 100 % accurate. I believe there is a red/wht wire from pos post on solenoid that is "t" to another red/wht connector but one of the wires seems to missing. Thanks alot. pbarbati@trebnet.com