Intermittent ignition By Steve (Read 308 times)

[Steve]

Occasionally, I have to maneuver the key in the ignition to get it to the position that the lights would come on so I could start it. That was then.

Now, I can't even get the lights to come on.

The wires to/from the ignition appear to be fine. Are the ignitions touchy?

Is there an adjustment within the ignition that needs to be tightened? Or is it usually a culprit?

Thanks!!

I have been riding it. I've put almost 300 miles on it!! ;D

< Steve >

[jjoshua20213]

My ignition broke on mine. like the key turned but no lights. I had to pop open the ignition and turn the piece the key shouldve manually.

[case]

You can unplug and plug in a different one to test, but if it has a diode inside the ignition and it has fouled out, it can be broken into and fixed .
good luck i hate electrical problems
lol

[Steve]

TADA!!! Fixed it. ;D

I took the electrical part off of the mechanical part of the ignition. I noticed that only two of the three catches were fully "caught".

I disassembled the piece, cleaned the contacts (with sandpaper), and reassembled. This time, I ensured all three of the catches were caught.

It has worked EVERY TIME! ;D

Thanks for your assistance and comments.

< Steve >

[Alleyoop]

FANTASTIC!! Good job, most would have just bought a new ignition
Alleyoop

[jct842]

You might take a look see to find a new ign switch so you know where to get one and how much. If it did it once it will probably do it some more and you can only take that kind of stuff apart a few times before it can't be put back together again.

[Steve]

Thanks. Appreciate the info. I think it'll be good for a while. The unit was not snapped together completely. I bought the scooter after it had been dropped. I've done A LOT of maintenance/repair on it. It only had 23 miles on it - it now has 338 miles!