First, we recently purchased two 1988/89 Waverunners. One works, but the other, we were told, only needed to have a new CDI installed. We found a CDI (the one replaced ended in -10 and we found a -11 to replace it...the tech we got it from said they should work in all the 'old' Waverunners).
We installed it and a new charged battery yesterday. It didn't even click. We have purchased a repair manual off eBay, but we are anxious to get to 'something'.
Issues run into:
1. Does anyone have an idea of what the YELLOW wire is for? It seems to be the only one that isn't hooking up to one of a similiar color. Is it not suppose to be hooked up to anything? We asked the tech we purchased the -11 CDI box from and he didn't see yellow wire that it would connect to either.
2. The start button has power, but the kill switch doesn't have any (either in the 'on' or 'kill' positions) - how does the system know the key is in place?
3. Is there a better manual for this sort of thing? There seems to be at least 3 different options.
Thanks in advance.
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We got brave and put the 'broken' CDI unit into the working WR500 and turned it over. It did turn over on first try. It was a -10 like the working model's CDI unit. So we're thinking it must be something else. Any ideas what we might look at next? We're guessing maybe the ignition coil assy or the starter relay. Should we try something else first?
We appreciate your help, thanks.
Todd.
We installed it and a new charged battery yesterday. It didn't even click. We have purchased a repair manual off eBay, but we are anxious to get to 'something'.
Issues run into:
1. Does anyone have an idea of what the YELLOW wire is for? It seems to be the only one that isn't hooking up to one of a similiar color. Is it not suppose to be hooked up to anything? We asked the tech we purchased the -11 CDI box from and he didn't see yellow wire that it would connect to either.
2. The start button has power, but the kill switch doesn't have any (either in the 'on' or 'kill' positions) - how does the system know the key is in place?
3. Is there a better manual for this sort of thing? There seems to be at least 3 different options.
Thanks in advance.
------------------------ update ------------------------------
We got brave and put the 'broken' CDI unit into the working WR500 and turned it over. It did turn over on first try. It was a -10 like the working model's CDI unit. So we're thinking it must be something else. Any ideas what we might look at next? We're guessing maybe the ignition coil assy or the starter relay. Should we try something else first?
We appreciate your help, thanks.
Todd.