On my 82 450 I can start it in any gear, with or without the clutch in
- I'm not certain, would have to find and look up my manual, but I'm
not sure the 82 450 had a neutral safety switch. Either that or the
previous owner bypassed it or its simply not working.
-Joey
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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? I want to get it
>>>>>> so it is reliable.
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