Oops... Yes you are correct. I need to stop posting when i am tired!!! But yes the wire connected to that terminal.
Oops... Yes you are correct. I need to stop posting when i am tired!!! But yes the wire connected to that terminal.
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....
I did ground the neutral wire and the light does come on.
If it is a bad neutral safety switch isn't it a mission to sort it out?
Last edited by GTO; 07-06-2012 at 01:25 AM.
1984 Honda ATC200ES BIG RED x6
1983 Honda ATC200E BIG RED x3
1984 Honda ATC70 LITTLE RED
1983 Honda ATC185S(200E engine)
1984 Honda ATC200X
1985 ATC 70
1983 ATC 70
If its the switch, that is if you test it with a meter and it never grounds the wire then yes it is a pain to get to. The Neutral safety switch is towards the bottom of the case on that side, down between the flywheel and the sub-trans. I am not sure you could get to it without pulling apart the entire left side. I know for sure you would have to pull the recoil, the flywheel, the electric start and the entire left case, then you might have enough clearance to get to it without having to pull the sub-trans off as well but i don't know for sure as i haven't had to do one.
It's in a tight location, if you look at the neutral indicator and the shifter you will see the wire coming down for the neutral switch between the left case and the sub-trans, follow that wire down and you will see it, the neutral safety switch is installed into the case.
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....
1984 Honda ATC200ES BIG RED x6
1983 Honda ATC200E BIG RED x3
1984 Honda ATC70 LITTLE RED
1983 Honda ATC185S(200E engine)
1984 Honda ATC200X
1985 ATC 70
1983 ATC 70
http://www.ebay.com/itm/REVERSE-INDI...cf4a99&vxp=mtr
There is an example of what it looks like. The reverse switch is easier, thats on the top, the one i mentioned before that has the nut type terminal on the top of the sub trans, that one just screws out and looks like a spark plug really. The neutral safety switch is pushed into the case with an o-ring to seal it and a keeper that holds it.
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....
1984 Honda ATC200ES BIG RED x6
1983 Honda ATC200E BIG RED x3
1984 Honda ATC70 LITTLE RED
1983 Honda ATC185S(200E engine)
1984 Honda ATC200X
1985 ATC 70
1983 ATC 70
You would have to look at it, not really 100% sure if you could get it out without much teardown or not. I haven't had time to go look at mine.
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....
I know this is an old post, but it should be bumped. Thanks for the tips, I am going to try this on my 84 big red, the CDI is done, and I was just wondering why the hell they were so much more when I found this post.
Ill see if it works soon, I have another CDI from our 83.
Welcome!
The problem is they made the special one year CDI for the 84, thats what really made it hard to find and expensive. I have been running my cheap aftermarket CDI without problems.
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....
Same here I have x4 200ES's I converted them all to Chinese CDI units a year and half ago and have had no problems since then.
1984 Honda ATC200ES BIG RED x6
1983 Honda ATC200E BIG RED x3
1984 Honda ATC70 LITTLE RED
1983 Honda ATC185S(200E engine)
1984 Honda ATC200X
1985 ATC 70
1983 ATC 70
Subscribed might have to do mine
Just lost spark on my trusty 84 BR. Parked it one day fine, wouldn't start the next. Thought i'd seen a weak spark once? New plug didn't do it either as well as checking the boot connection. I subscribed to this thread a long time ago for the day i needed it, thanks kb, Time to go shopping!
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Sounds like how my CDI died... I started it and moved it across my yard to my shed to change the oil, came back later that afternoon and no spark and wouldn't start. Took the CDI off and smacked it hard on the concrete a few times and then it started right up. A few days later i was replacing the CDI... LOL
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....
Those big reds are bullet proof! Quick tip and it may have already been said, NEVER jump start your bike with jumper cables, that will damage the electrical system including the CDI unit, most common cause.
Actually.... Jump starting can not, and will not, hurt the CDI. The CDI is in no way connected to the DC side of the system. The ignition has its own separate coil in the flywheel, it never crosses over with the lighting and starting side of things. Applying voltage to the battery to jump start it can damage the rectifier/regulator however, but it can't do anything to the ignition at all.
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1984 Honda ATC200ES "Big Red"
1982 ATC200E "Hondie"
1988 TRX300FW "Project Quad" Still in progress....