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Offline JWB

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Re: Need help tracing wiring from begining to end
« Reply #25 on: April 05, 2022, 11:22:21 AM »
 I sprayed electrical contact cleaner on all connections in the hand controls and electrical panel connectors.  The fuse panel is brand new, so I don't see any problems there.  I then jumped the SMSU as per the link you gave me and it worked just fine.  Not sure if that means something is still not groundedI went to a black wire off the main harness for one of the 2 small solenoid wires, but still not luck. So I am guessing something is still not clean or grounded properly someplace or the SMSU is faulty.  Is there a way to test this unit?  I did a search here, but didn't find a clear answer.

Offline Kenzo1979

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Need help tracing wiring from begining to end
« Reply #26 on: April 05, 2022, 11:53:52 AM »
I’m not saying it is this, but 9 times out of 10 with the horn and the starter it’s the button. It’s either got enough corrosion that just spraying something in there isn’t going to help or also check for only a few strands of wire still soldered to the back of the contact points for the spring and button. Your best bet is to take the controls apart enough where you can see everything and make sure everything is really clean and lubricated.  Simple enough to check first, if you take the headlight off, get in the bucket and substitute the wires going to the starter button with two wires plugged into the harness completing the same circuit that at the button would.  Touch the two wires together to mimic The push button. If that’s working well, then it’s definitely in the switch.  You could also do the opposite and use the wires coming from the starter button to feed a 12 V test light or horn, etc. and see if the button activates those.
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Re: Need help tracing wiring from begining to end
« Reply #27 on: April 05, 2022, 12:38:17 PM »
Kenzo,
I had an extra signal light lying about, so I did as you suggested and the starter button works just fine to light the light.  I checked the resistance again while I was at it on the clutch and starter buttons.  Both read 0ohm.  I did notice that even jumping the SMUS using the green wire on the SMSU plug to the green\red on the harness plug I still need to engage the clutch for the starter button to work.  Not sure if that is meaningful or not.