Ignition on and all is well, panel lights etc.
press start and everything is instantly dead, no power anywhere. wiggle key and no change, wait for a min or two then I try the key and all panel lights etc back on and starts as if nothing was wrong.
RnR seems perfectly fine and is finned.
Most of the time it starts no problem, never misses a beat when riding or ticking over, only ever happens when i hit the start button.
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Due to my wiggling of the key I doubt very much it is in the ignition, and this makes me think the only place is inside the start relay.
Maybe the start motor is stuck and sucking all the power away but I would have thought I would still get a smidgin of power to light at least something on the panel.
I tidied up the wiring around the starter relay this weekend and thought it might be that but alas no such luck.
This quote appears close but my problem can happen when stood all night, not sure about click sound but i will start to listern out for one.LotusSevenMan wrote:Cut and pasted this entry I made on the HOT STARTING topic. Seems very similar!!!!!!
We get a lot of grief from Caterham starter motors due to the headers being very close to the solonoid so crawling in traffic cooks it. Usual problem is after filling up at a petrol station and you get the 'click-of-death'! That's the solonoid on the starter not pulling in correctly. All you hear is a click.
Let it all cool down (having faced the shame of pushing it off the forecourt) and leave it a while. It then starts as if there was never a problem!!!
Suspect the 'Storm suffers a similar fate so clean all the starter components as in brushes and make sure all the electrical cables are cleaned too and making a good contact. Use an assembly grease like 'No Crode' on the terminals to ensure all is OK in that dept and....................................................... good luck!!!
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