75 sportster ignition switch wiring...looks like the same green wire tees off and is insalled on 2 of the 3 terminals of switch with another( white ?) wire piggybacked with it. Is this correct?
What prompted you to mess with the switch?What was wrong?Anyway I don't think thats right.One wire per screw.I'd guess the switch is bad and when key is turned it doesn't connect the right terminals,so the wires were put on the only terminals the switch was fireing up.I'd get another switch.If you look real close each screw has a letter stamped in plastic G for green W for white etc. I think there's a black wire too.Did you check to see if the bike starts with key off?Maybe turning the key on only turns on the lites?Good luck
I know this is an old post but maybe this will help someone else out. The green wire was jumped to the white so the headlight came on in both run positions. It was common to cut the jumper to lessen the draw on the battery when started in the first switch position.Off/Run/Run with light.I know this is an old post but maybe this will help someone else out. The green wire was jumped to the white so the headlight came on in both run positions. It was common to cut the jumper to lessen the draw on the battery when started in the first switch position.Off/Run/Run with light.
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What prompted you to mess with the switch?What was wrong?Anyway I don't think thats right.One wire per screw.I'd guess the switch is bad and when key is turned it doesn't connect the right terminals,so the wires were put on the only terminals the switch was fireing up.I'd get another switch.If you look real close each screw has a letter stamped in plastic G for green W for white etc. I think there's a black wire too.Did you check to see if the bike starts with key off?Maybe turning the key on only turns on the lites?Good luck
I know this is an old post but maybe this will help someone else out. The green wire was jumped to the white so the headlight came on in both run positions. It was common to cut the jumper to lessen the draw on the battery when started in the first switch position.Off/Run/Run with light.