Good call on being in gear. Along those lines, the neutral safety switch could also be bad.
On 8/24/10, Chris Besignano <[email protected]> wrote: > Did you check the large fuse on the starter relay? Big 30 amp fuse, > can't miss it. Also, if the bike is in gear, or thinks its in gear it > won't engage the starter. > > On 8/24/10, Robert Kariniemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> Paul, Thanks so much. Unfortunately, when I jumpered over the kill >> switch, >> the starter still would not turn! >> >> Kyle You are absolutely correct. I got it last weekend and it had been >> sitting 7 years, so it only has 160000 miles on it. >> The engine so far looks good. I had the clutch cover off, changed the oil >> and so forth. The clutch works. Other things were when I got it home the >> rear wheel was stuck to its axle. I undid the nuts on the rear wheel to >> loosen it up. Same with the choke. It was stuck in one place. I put PB >> blaster on it and worked it back and forth for a while. The engine looked >> real clean inside and the plugs looked amber colored. The valve lash >> might >> be a little too big but I can adjust that later. >> Thanks so much for the valuable information. I already bought some new >> fuses to try. I will let you know on that one for sure!\ >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:22 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> for diagnosis i would bypass the kill switch on the handle bars (you can >>> still kill it with the key), this way you can make shure that the issue >>> is >>> not the switch >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 4:01 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Welcome to the group. Did your new bike run when you got it? Has it been >>>> sitting a while? I'm curious about it not turning over. If the starter >>>> works, it could be something wrong with the engine. >>>> >>>> -Kyle >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:11 PM, Robert >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just inherited a 1982 Honda CB450 Nighthawk. It is really great to >>>>> have! But I cleaned the starter since it would not turn over and it >>>>> still will not turn over. The starter runs on the garage floor with >>>>> battery voltage on it. >>>>> Also the right hand switch or kill switch is not connected at all, >>>>> does not kill or allow any electricity to the rest of the starting >>>>> circuit. I need to find a kill switch somewhere. >>>>> >>>>> A problem that seems unrelated is that when the key is in the on >>>>> position for five minutes or so, the instrument lights just go off! >>>>> It does not stay on. When I come back it is okay, and when I put it >>>>> to on the instrument lights and turn signals work again. >>>>> >>>>> Does this mean I need to buy a new wiring harness? 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