4. Your
starter
is
not
work
ing.
a. Make su re
that
both
the
Maneuve
ring
Clutch and the Forward Clutch are in their dis-
engaged positions.
b. Remove the wire harness receptacle from
the back of the Ignition Keyswitch. Clean cor-
rosion off the contact prongs on the back of
the keyswitch. Next, clean corrosion out of the
sockets in the receptacle (you may have a S-
hale or a 3-hole plastic receptacle).
c. Insert the ends of the jumper wire (that you
made in the previous step) into the sockets
p
lease
contact ou r Tech
nical
Service
Department for further assistance. The prob-
lem will be identified and the appropriate re-
pair will be suggested. Any parts you may
need to order will be shipped to you promptly.
Wire Harness
Receptacle may
have 3 or 5 sock-
ets (3-socket type
is shown).
Sketch 5-3 1: Ignition Switch Receptacle.
which have the red wires going into them.
d. If the starter motor turns over, your problem
is with the Ignition Switch. Call our Technical
Service Department for further advice.
e. If the starter motor didn't turn over, you
have a faulty wiring harness and / or a faulty
Ignition Switch.
5. You have a
faulty
wir
ing
harness and /
or
a
faulty Ignition Sw
itch
.
a. You will have to purchase a continuity tester
or make one from two flashlight batteries,
some wire, a flashlight bulb, and some tape.
Refer to Sketch 5-32 to see how to make one.
b. Remove the wiring harness from the en-
gine, switch, and solenoid. Test each of the
red wires for continuity by placing the continu-
ity tester wires at both ends of a single wire of
the wiring harness. If the lamp lights, electric-
i
ty
is f
low
ing and the wire is
not
broken .
Repeat this step for the other two wires.
Solenoid Wires
Sketch 5-32: Testing wires for continuity.
c. If all wires in the wiring harness are unbro-
ken, you
may
have
either
a faulty ignition
keyswitch or a bad ground connection. If so,
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