It could be the wire for the starter button shorting. Perhaps carefully take the throttle on the handle bars apart and see if the issue stops and then if there is a bare wire.
Fixed it! I took the starter button housing apart and the wire have about 1/2" on the end that was exposed and grounding ...
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- Wed May 13, 2015 6:45 am
- Forum: Electrical - Wiring
- Topic: Starter engages when key turned on
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- Topic: Starter engages when key turned on
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Starter engages when key turned on
I'm working on a 1964 CA77. I have a wiring diagram and have everything at the starter solenoid hooked up correct. When i turn the ignition key on, the starter spins, without touching the starter button. Is there a short, bad ground somewhere that would be causing this? Wiring hooked up incorrcet?