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i just got a 83 klt200 last week. When i got it, it was all in pieces and I'm trying to put it back together. I'm working on the wiring now and i cant figure out where the positive wire goes on the starter. Theres one terminal on it that i can see and I hooked up a battery to it to see if it would turn over and it just sparked. It seems like that would be the ground or is my starter just bad and have a short?
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Also, does anyone have or know of a wiring diagram for an 1983 klt200?
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Hey bud, I'll look at my starter tomorrow if I have time. I'll also send you a scan from one of my service manuals for the diagram. If you don't hear anything from me by the weekend, send me a PM as a reminder, and I'll get back to you. I may also be interested in buying it from you if you lose interest...
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You and those klt's!!!!!!!!!!! Don't sell it to him, maybe he will get a honda!!!!!!!!! LOL
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Thanks alot. I also have a klt 110 that i might be parting out soon. Its got everything including a bad engine.Originally Posted by zagames
Hey bud, I'll look at my starter tomorrow if I have time. I'll also send you a scan from one of my service manuals for the diagram. If you don't hear anything from me by the weekend, send me a PM as a reminder, and I'll get back to you. I may also be interested in buying it from you if you lose interest...
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Is the starter free to turn? If you touch the live wire to the live teminal it should definitely spark - but it should also try to turn over. It is drawing a big amperage so you can expect a few sparks. You probably need to take it out and put it in the bench vise to test it. Then you can see if it turns easily. I don't think I have even found a starter with a dead short through its windings. They usually go the other way and won't pass enough current having a bad sector on the commutator or occasionally, knackered brushes.
The ground on a starter is always through the body, in my experience.
If there is a solenoid built into the starter body there will be a small terminal that needs current. The main power wire will go to a bigger terminal.
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Ill get you a diagram i just got to figure out our stupid scanner. Is it a klt 200c?
That post your talking about is the positive. There is no actual ground wire. It gounds through the casing touching the motor.
Last edited by squirrel1182; 08-13-2010 at 12:58 AM.
1983 KLT 200 C
1978? YZ 125
1978 Panther 5000
1939 Farmall A, 51st farmall A ever produced.
1946 International A Industrial
1973 Ford F100
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nevermind our scanner dont work
1983 KLT 200 C
1978? YZ 125
1978 Panther 5000
1939 Farmall A, 51st farmall A ever produced.
1946 International A Industrial
1973 Ford F100
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Well, here are the wiring diagrams for all 1983 models. Pick whichever suits you, hehe. Like they said, there is a post on the starter for your positive lead from the solenoid. The ground is through the engine/frame. Click on the attachment images a few times until you get the largest zoom, then feel free to print them out.
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good news. I got the starter working. Thank you for the wiring diagrams. I think mine is an ktl200a. The next thing that needs work would be the clutch lever. It did not come with a cable and i took off the cover it get the starter back on and i was messing with the lever and didnt realize that I messed up the adjustment for the pushrod.
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