So I thought either my voltage regulator or stator was out on my 900. The car had a nearly brand new Optima Yellow top in a EMP battery box (so it’s a group 34 street-car sized battery, not a little RZR sized one) so I was sort of ignoring it as a possible problem. Well, using my truck to get the RZR jumped and running I found the RZR was actually charging great. I left my truck hooked up on jumpers to act as the "battery" but turned the engine off so my truck wouldn’t be charging past ~12V yet I still saw 14+V at the RZR battery, indicating the charging system was working well.
So I replaced the batter thinking I had an easy (if not cheap) fix and then all I got was the "click" of the starter solenoid when I tried to start the RZR. So I get the cables back out and hook up my truck, start the truck, then have the GF hit the key on the RZR and I verify over 14V at the positive lug on the starter itself indicating there’s not a wiring or solenoid problem (I think).
So I guess my starter finally let go? The timing is crazy since it had started it early in the same day, but I guess I had been trying to crank the thing a ton with low voltage (which can burn up starters) and since the thing won’t ever really idle when cold, and won’t idle too long when hot I have to start it constantly.
So, how often do these starters actually fail? Is there a better aftermarket alternative? How bad is the install?
So I thought either my voltage regulator or stator was out on my 900. The car had a nearly brand new Optima Yellow top in a EMP battery box (so it’s a group 34 street-car sized battery, not a little RZR sized one) so I was sort of ignoring it as a possible problem. Well, using my truck to get the RZR jumped and running I found the RZR was actually charging great. I left my truck hooked up on jumpers to act as the "battery" but turned the engine off so my truck wouldn’t be charging past ~12V yet I still saw 14+V at the RZR battery, indicating the charging system was working well.
So I replaced the batter thinking I had an easy (if not cheap) fix and then all I got was the "click" of the starter solenoid when I tried to start the RZR. So I get the cables back out and hook up my truck, start the truck, then have the GF hit the key on the RZR and I verify over 14V at the positive lug on the starter itself indicating there’s not a wiring or solenoid problem (I think).
So I guess my starter finally let go? The timing is crazy since it had started it early in the same day, but I guess I had been trying to crank the thing a ton with low voltage (which can burn up starters) and since the thing won’t ever really idle when cold, and won’t idle too long when hot I have to start it constantly.
So, how often do these starters actually fail? Is there a better aftermarket alternative? How bad is the install?
