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Old Dec 27, 2023 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by john lee
what happens if they steal the key ?
Well, there’s that. I guess he doesn’t worry about it. He’ Not leaving it overnight in a high crime area. Just stopping for a beer and a burger.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2023 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by t150vej
Won't start or won't engage the starter?

Max, I cut the photo out of your quote to save space.
I've looked at that diagram off and on all day. If I enlarge it enough to trace better, the letters of the colors get too fuzzy to read. But best I can tell on that particular diagram, the neutral switch has nothing at all to do with the start system or ignition.

It would be very easy to make it into a neutral only start though.
You are right. I looked at it again and I got front terminals 24 and 25 crossed...
 
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Old Dec 27, 2023 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Max Headflow
You are right. I looked at it again and I got front terminals 24 and 25 crossed...
Good deal.

HAHA. I just now was able to see it well enough to make out numbers and other detail.

I'd been trying to copy and paste into a photo program, then enlarge - made it kinda fuzzy. I just now accidentally gave it a double left click and then another single left and shazaam! Just like having it in person and under a magnifying glass Learn something everyday....
 
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Old Dec 27, 2023 | 08:17 PM
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I'm going to flip flop on this.. I was right.. If you look at the left blue arrow it shows the neutral wire supplies power to the neutral light.. That same wire goes to the right blue arrow pin, terminal 24. That is where the start button gets its power. I still think I'm correct..


 
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Old Dec 27, 2023 | 09:28 PM
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I don't see it listed, but is #49 the starter button?
 
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Old Dec 27, 2023 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Harley_ish
I don't see it listed, but is #49 the starter button?
Yeah I missed that. Also nomber 55 is the turn signal switch..
 
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Old Dec 27, 2023 | 09:52 PM
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Yeah, it looks like it needs to be in neutral to turn on the "Indicator" and to be able to energize the starter ... if that was the original question
 
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Old Dec 28, 2023 | 06:59 AM
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I didn't look anymore last night after I finally figured out how to view the big picture, more correctly the picture big. With all the fine detail at the bar switches and the letters and numbers visible, it's a totally different scene and I was wrong in post# 29.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2023 | 07:37 AM
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One thing you can do on the website pics here is, left click which brings up a menu, click "save as" and save to your computer. It will be saved as a JPG. You can then view with a local viewer on your computer. Windoze has a default picture viewer that works pretty well. It can zoom in and navigate pretty easy. The good thing about doing it this way is that you get the resolution of the original picture.
 
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