Hey everyone,
New member, first time post! I looked through the previous posts in this category but none that seem to fit my problem.
I picked up a real dinosaur 1979 CB750. It was stored for a heckin' long time. The previous owner must have prepped it for long term storage. There was no brake fluid, oil, or gas in it. So I'm assuming that all the wiring is intact.
However, once I put a battery in, only the brake light comes on and stays on. The headlight only comes on if I push the key all the way to the right, or if it is between the on and ignition slot. Sometimes it stays on in the ignition slot.
Earlier, the indicators were working briefly (but they weren't blinking). There was also a brief flash of the "oil" light came on, too. But that was for a split second.
I figured I should change the fuses, so I did, but that didn't fix anything, and now the indicators don't work but the brake light still goes on and stays on.
So, I opened up the headlight assembly to have a look. I found three loose wires. A green one, a brown one and a black one. (They aren't loose, they have that plastic tubing around them.) I looked at the wiring diagram (picture attached) and these wires just end. Is that supposed to be the case? I traced the green wire and that seems to be ground.
If anyone has any suggestions on how I can fix this, I'd be really grateful! All I want to do is get this baby running before my holiday ends in two weeks. If I can't, I might just have to sell it for parts ):
New member, first time post! I looked through the previous posts in this category but none that seem to fit my problem.
I picked up a real dinosaur 1979 CB750. It was stored for a heckin' long time. The previous owner must have prepped it for long term storage. There was no brake fluid, oil, or gas in it. So I'm assuming that all the wiring is intact.
However, once I put a battery in, only the brake light comes on and stays on. The headlight only comes on if I push the key all the way to the right, or if it is between the on and ignition slot. Sometimes it stays on in the ignition slot.
Earlier, the indicators were working briefly (but they weren't blinking). There was also a brief flash of the "oil" light came on, too. But that was for a split second.
I figured I should change the fuses, so I did, but that didn't fix anything, and now the indicators don't work but the brake light still goes on and stays on.
So, I opened up the headlight assembly to have a look. I found three loose wires. A green one, a brown one and a black one. (They aren't loose, they have that plastic tubing around them.) I looked at the wiring diagram (picture attached) and these wires just end. Is that supposed to be the case? I traced the green wire and that seems to be ground.
If anyone has any suggestions on how I can fix this, I'd be really grateful! All I want to do is get this baby running before my holiday ends in two weeks. If I can't, I might just have to sell it for parts ):