84 200 es cdi issues?

[wheelerNate]

Good afternoon!

I am in the process of rebuilding a 1984 Honda 200es I recently purchased.

Ran across something odd and wanted to see if anyone had some insight for me.
For some reason when I press the start button nothing happens, yet if I unplug the CDI box and try it the starter will then spin.

For some reason its like the CDI is cutting the signal to the starter.

Is this a bad CDI box? it sure looks brand new.

Any advice would be great.

thanks

Nate

[350for350]

Can you find another one that's known to be good? you could install it to see what happens.

[wheelerNate]

I will try that, I have seen some cdi's that are not very expensive that are new.

I was not sure if a cdi for a 200 and a 200es were interchangeable.

thanks for the response!

[tripledog]

I assume that your trike is in neutral when you try to start it. If not, the neutral safety switch will prevent it from starting.

[wheelerNate]

Thanks for the replies, found the problem / problems out.

Previous owner tried to "fix" it didn't do a very good job.
Indicator bulbs had been removed and an incorrect CDI was put in.

I replaced the cdi with the correct one (ebay find) and we are all good!