Starter Button_Solenoid

[dcramos72]

Hi All,

New member and could use some help. I have a 1973 CB750K. I had an issue with my solenoid and stater button. When I connected the green wire coming off the solenoid the starter would continuously engage. I was told it was a faulty solenoid. I replaced the solenoid and now I can't get the starter button to work at all. When I lay a screw driver across the top two bolts on the solenoid it sparks and the starter engages and it fires up. Any idea why my starter button doesn't work? I opened up the switch and all the contacts are clean.

 

[brettp]

What about the opposite side of the starter switch that completes the circuit for the starter solenoid?

 

[dcramos72]

Are you referring to the starter button?

 

[brettp]

Your orange/redwire from the solenoid does not connect to the orange/red wire at the next connection. Why is that?

 

[dcramos72]

The orange/red off the solenoid is male and was connected to the black female wire. The orange red from the harness is also male and was connected to the green female....it worked under that set up previously....but I don't have a wiring diagram.

 

[brettp]

This isn't for the same bike, but worth looking at.

 

[dcramos72]

Thanks for the diagram! Weird...so I tried connecting orange/red together and green together and nothing....even weirder is it worked previously with the wires connected as in the first photo..

 

[brettp]

That is weird.

 

[seeve32]

yes