OK, tm, did both of those tests, 0.0 volts each time at the meter.
[Later edit -- looks like it matters whether I was touching the post or the cable connected to the post, which is bizarre. Scroll down to see results when I had the lead on the cable at the post.]
A couple of other things to report:
- Probably nothing, but when we keyed to ON, after a minute or two, the fuel pump spun up and pressurized, and the dash lights fully illuminated.
[Later edit: was likely because I had touched the battery neg cable with the meter lead.]
- First test (neg battery post, starter cover), when I touched the cover with the meter's lead, there was an audible click. That's the click I'd been hearing. It's coming from the starter.
- Diane (at the handlebar start button) reported hearing a repeated soft clicking sound from the front right side fuse/relay box area. Put my ear there. Yup, something in there's clicking. Relief relay? Just checked again. The soft clicking/tapping sound starts as soon as the key is turned to ON, gets a little faster with time, evens out at 2/sec.
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Originally Posted by tm1100s
Try this. Put one voltmeter lead on the NEG battery post (not the cable but the actual terminal) and the other on the starter case or mounting bolt, then attempt to crank the engine and read what the voltage is while trying to crank. Then do the same with the POS battery terminal the the battery cable connedtion at the starter (on the mounting bolt not the cable terminal end), crank and read the voltage. Voltage should be in the .200 - .350volt range and at most should be less than half a volt on both sides. You want the meter to be attached between the same two points as the POS cable and ground cable. This is a voltage drop test. It tests power and ground resistance to the starter while it's operating.
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