In the last post i was trying to work out why i had a six wire connector going no where off the loom and four wires loose in the headlight bowl. I think (they are quite discloured) the wires left in the headlamp (with nowhere to go) appear to be
orange/ green
blue/ red
white
Orange (or red) / Black
Some of the advice given previously was to turn it on and see what i've got? Well i turned it on and initally got nothing. I spotted what was a loose red wire coming out of the fuse box. This i think may have been previously spliced into the loom and now come loose? After looking at the wiring diagrams I noted there are two leads off the postive terminal. Consequently I connected the loose red wire off the fuse box to the battery which gave me some power!
I've now got a neutral light, oil, horn, indicators (that don't flash), headlight / rear light (with no main beam) and a brake light. The starter has promise but i have no exhaust or carbs on at the moment so don't want to turn it over. What concerns me most is that after leaving the ignition on for ten minutes the left coil is very hot.
I have very little electrical experience and this post if probably difficult to follow but why would the coil be getting so hot?
Any helpful advice would be appreciated.
QM
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