evo ignition switch

[dan winright]

my ignition switch is shorting out.turn the switch to on position,crackle,pop,no go.pulled the 4 little mounting screws from the dash,it starts.
my question,on continuity test,should there be continuity between top left wiring lug, and mounting base ?
if anyone has good ignition switch,and continuity tester give it a try,and post back?thanks a bunch,dan

[Evo160K]

dan winright,
Don't have that type switch any longer, but maybe the attached "94 wiring diagram will help.

I converted that pos screw type switch to a 3-lug newer type.  Here's the wiring diagram I used.

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[Evo160K]

Here's the conversion diagram I used to go to the 3-spade switch.

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[dan winright]

nice try evo,my bike is a 91 softtail.dont think the wiring is the same.as I said before,I removed the mounting screws from ignition,stuck a rag between switch and dash,
and rode it home.

[dan winright]

well,I tore the damn thing apart.one of the contacts was bent and shorting against the body of the switch.tweaked it back into shape,reassembled,works good now.

[Mark222]

Does make you wonder how that happened, no?

Mark

[Evo160K]

Good you found the problem, Dan.  The wiring on those 6 screw switches up to the change to the 3-lug are all very similar, some wires are at different screws.  If you need to convert at some point in the future, the 3- tab drawing will work, if you change the wire locations appropriate to the model year.  The 3 tabs are Ignition, Battery and Accessories.