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Originally Posted by davelarsen
Lynn,
...The ignition switch is on and I checked it for continuity and I have continuity when switched on between the red and brown wire. I also checked the tether for continuity and there is none when the tether is plugged in...
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There's a descrepancy between the wiring diagram and what you wrote. This is actually common since no one ever thinks to update the manual whenever they change the wiring, but it does mean you may need to trace the wires to see how it is actually wired up. According to the wiring diagram the positive pole of the ignition switch should connect a red and a white wire. Also according to the wiring diagram, the tether switch should be shorted when installed and open when unplugged. The switch (according to the diagram) passes battery power through to the CDI is series with other things such as the fuse, ignition switch and run/stop switch. You said in another post that you hear a squeal when the CDI is hooked up. That tells me that battery power is getting to the CDI and firing up the high voltage supply to charge the output capacitor. If the tether switch really is shorted when unplugged then the wiring is definately different than the published diagram.
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Originally Posted by davelarsen
...I now have a new problem where the starter is intermitant. I can here the relay clicking but the starter doesn't always work...
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Find the starter solenoid (it sits between the battery and the starter motor coneccted up with big heavy gauge wires). Short across the two big posts with a screwdriver shank (some minor sparking is OK). Does the starter turn? If the starter turns with a screwdriver and it doesn't when the relay goes click then the solenoid is bad. [Thats all the solenoid does - it shorts those big two terminals together when the solenoid is "clicked" in].
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Originally Posted by davelarsen
...I put my meter on the white and black wire at the CDI and it is difficult to read since I have to pull start the motor. I know I dont see a 3 volt read out, it is a negative 20-40 readout??? Does this make sense? Would this mean that the stator is bad? ...
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None of these readings make sense. It should be a small voltage, and it is an AC voltage, not DC. There is no polarity on AC voltage, so if it is reading negative you're on the wrong meter setting. Also, if it reads 20 to 40 volts (regardless of polarity) then you're on the wrong pin. I think we're back to wiring diagram discrepancies again. I would get the starter turning first, then probe around the CDI looking for a small AC signal that read zero when the engine is stopped and some small non-zero value when cranking.
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Originally Posted by davelarsen
...I don't have the key chain remote(original owner lost it) to shut off, could this be a problem?...
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Everything should work without the key fob remote, as long as the remote module is not broken.