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<blockquote data-quote="j1mmy" data-source="post: 4951" data-attributes="member: 287"><p><strong>I got an education yesterday</strong></p><p></p><p>I plugged everything in hoping lights, horn, tail light would work but nothing worked. I still have a few parts getting chrome plated so I had a few things sitting next to the bike.</p><p></p><p>What I learned about the electrical system...</p><p></p><p>* Horn won't work until the handlebars are grounded</p><p>* tail light won't work until the backing plate for the lense is grounded</p><p>* headlight and speedo lights won't work until the bike is running</p><p> -comes off the stator and feeds the ignition switch which in turn feeds the brown/red wire and goes to the headlight and speedo lights</p><p></p><p>* ignition coil won't send spark to spark plug unless it has a good contact to ground (frame). The ledge where the coil sits had a fresh coat of paint and would not send spart until I exposed the bare metal under the nuts. I thought my stator was toast until I jumped the ignition coil to the base of the spark plug and - SPARK!</p><p></p><p>Some of these things are evident by looking at the schematic and I did do that. Just a little different perspective when you're working with the wire harness itself.</p><p></p><p>I almost pulled my hair out but got an education while working through these things. Maybe this will help someone else int he future.</p><p></p><p>I'm happy now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j1mmy, post: 4951, member: 287"] [B]I got an education yesterday[/B] I plugged everything in hoping lights, horn, tail light would work but nothing worked. I still have a few parts getting chrome plated so I had a few things sitting next to the bike. What I learned about the electrical system... * Horn won't work until the handlebars are grounded * tail light won't work until the backing plate for the lense is grounded * headlight and speedo lights won't work until the bike is running -comes off the stator and feeds the ignition switch which in turn feeds the brown/red wire and goes to the headlight and speedo lights * ignition coil won't send spark to spark plug unless it has a good contact to ground (frame). The ledge where the coil sits had a fresh coat of paint and would not send spart until I exposed the bare metal under the nuts. I thought my stator was toast until I jumped the ignition coil to the base of the spark plug and - SPARK! Some of these things are evident by looking at the schematic and I did do that. Just a little different perspective when you're working with the wire harness itself. I almost pulled my hair out but got an education while working through these things. Maybe this will help someone else int he future. I'm happy now. [/QUOTE]
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