I haven't run my 81 C70 for about 18 months. It was stored outside for about 1 year. The weather is getting really nice and I went to fire it up and it wont start. I switch the gas lever to ON from Reserve - always kept it in reserve - and it leaked gas as long as it was in that position.
I bought a new battery and it is fully charged.
I replaced the sparkplug
I added starter fluid to the air cleaner (air cleaner was clean)
Still no start.
Grounded the sparkplug directly to the frame, placed bike in neutral and kicked started but didnt see a spark.
I read about the neutral switch on velodrome.com and confirmed that the light green /red stripe wire is connected to the grounding spring/clamp under the sprocket cover. The green neutral light never turned on. The turn signals turn on but dont blink and the headlight doesn't turn on at all. I was going to chase the light green/red stripe wire through the crankcase but noticed it was sealed with a gasket and chickened-out. Does the switch actually reside in the crankcase? Or is the "switch" the grounding spring/clamp that I found under the sprocket cover? How do I know if the neutral switch is bad?
It will not start with the starter button or the kick start. Any help here will be greatly appreciated.
1970-73 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw
1970-73 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw (scroll to sec.7.1 page 101.jpg)
1980-83 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/hu42c
1980-81 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec.18-1 page 170.jpg)
1982-83 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec. 20-28 page 205.jpg)
1980-81 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/z4zn6
1982-83 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/hw35c
More resources for C70 Passports and Cubs:
http://www.shlaes.com/Vehicles/Scooter.htm
http://www.velodrome.com/HondaC70/HondaC70.html
