1992-1998 Kawasaki PWC Jet Ski Service Repair Manual., Page 223Get this manual
CRANKING MOTOR CIRCUIT
Fadty Symptoms If the cranking motor spins, fails the engine, the is usually corroded gummy Bendix driveThe drive should removed, cleaned, and given inspect ionIf the cranking motor the slowly, the following possible and the may be taken: a- is lowC the full capacityb- High resistance connections thesolenoid, or motorClean and tighten all connections- Undersize cablesR cables with sufficient sizeMaintenance The cranking motor does not require periodic maintenance lubrication, lubrication of the pinion gearIf the fails properly, the outlined in the previous paragraph should performedNaturally, the motor will have to removed if the outlined under Faulty Symptoms above, does not res the motor to operationOtherwise, the cranking motor is not normally removed from the engine until failsCRANKING MOTOR TROUBLESHOOTING
Before wasting much troubleshooting the crankingthe following checks should madeMany times, the problem will corrected
VOLTMETER
Never depress the START activate the cranking motor while the engine is