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Need a little wiring help...
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Wow, I was not even close. And that folks shows the importance of a skematic.
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Ok. Today I spent an hour or so getting the switch figured out. Done with that. Tried to start it, and only got a click out of the relay. Replaced the relay, cheap and figured a new one couldnt hurt. Still no start.
Spent the next many hours taking off the starter, trying to test it off the bike, trying to take off the solenoid, coming back in the house to look at an online manual I found. Well after about 5 hours (yes im slow, but ive never done any work like this before) I realized the solenoid was wired up backwards to begin with.
Put everything back together, wired correctly and voila!!! The starter worked! It whined for about 10 seconds then blew the 30amp fuse. Didnt have another one so I just wired it straight across.
So this is where im at now. The starter is working but the bike isnt starting. Any ideas?
Spent the next many hours taking off the starter, trying to test it off the bike, trying to take off the solenoid, coming back in the house to look at an online manual I found. Well after about 5 hours (yes im slow, but ive never done any work like this before) I realized the solenoid was wired up backwards to begin with.
Put everything back together, wired correctly and voila!!! The starter worked! It whined for about 10 seconds then blew the 30amp fuse. Didnt have another one so I just wired it straight across.
So this is where im at now. The starter is working but the bike isnt starting. Any ideas?
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Pull a plug wire and put a spark in and hold it against the head to ground it and hit the starter button see if you have fire at the plug . Also is the handlebar kill switch in the right position ?
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don't hold on to any metal and I recommend gloves. you may get shocked
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Dude you HAVE to ground it to to metal to make the connection , can you say duh? and the only time you'll get shocked is if the plug wires are bad which means you just found the problem , pretty newbie proof ..........................
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I read he didn't wrench much and the first thing that came to mind is him holding the end of the spark plug and trying to start it.
my pops did this when I was a kid while we were workin on a snow machine. he pulled the cable and I was touching the wrong part of the spark plug. If your stupid you got to be tough
my pops did this when I was a kid while we were workin on a snow machine. he pulled the cable and I was touching the wrong part of the spark plug. If your stupid you got to be tough
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Pic of the 5 pole again...not sure how it disappeared. I will figure if I can enlarge and repost.
After posting this I was readin your inital post. 82 they were using a 6-pole and not a 5-pole switch.
After posting this I was readin your inital post. 82 they were using a 6-pole and not a 5-pole switch.
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Piesik, its true this is a big wrenching learning opportunity. I appreciate the concern!
Twizted, Im gonna give that a shot today as well as making sure the starter is engaging in the primary. Thanks for the idea.
And Panz, the switch on mine is for sure a 5 pole, but in the last 31 years there was plenty of opportunity to change it from stock..hehe
I inherited this bike from my step dad about a month ago. As another friend of mine pointed out, not only did he leave me his bike, but he also left me a great education opportunity.
Twizted, Im gonna give that a shot today as well as making sure the starter is engaging in the primary. Thanks for the idea.
And Panz, the switch on mine is for sure a 5 pole, but in the last 31 years there was plenty of opportunity to change it from stock..hehe
I inherited this bike from my step dad about a month ago. As another friend of mine pointed out, not only did he leave me his bike, but he also left me a great education opportunity.