Battery cable ruled out

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake Irvin)]

thanks!  i will commence to test.

blake/

On Nov 15, 2005, at 1:19 , Gordy Stedman wrote:

> My bet is that your ignition switch went tits or the 4 gague red/ 
> black or the 4 gague red wire at the switch is corrupt.  You should  
> have 2 red wires from the alternator and one black wire from the  
> battery to the 30 terminal on the starter and a red and black wire  
> from the 50 terminal on the starter to the ignition switch.  Check  
> for continuity on the starter actuation wire between the starter  
> and the switch to make sure it is not broken.  There is also the  
> red 4 gague wire that goes from the switch to the positive side of  
> the battery that completes the circuit which you should also  
> check.  Should have 12V at the switch on the red wire if it is  
> connected to the battery.  Your fuel pump relay should have nothing  
> to do with the starter.  Your starter should turn over even with  
> the fuel pump relay unplugged.  Hope this helps.
>
> On 11/14/05, Blake Irvin <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
> the fuel pump relay is def. weird - makes a buzzy sound.
>
> but, would that cause the starter to not turn at all?
>
> i know about vespas, not this german stuff (yet).
>
> blake/
>
> -- 
> Gordy
> MK1 x 3
> MK2 x 1