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Thank you turbo. Can you tell me what is hooked up to your coil? Looking at the Haynes manual I'm seeing ignition control unit, noise suppressor, and fuse box via a 15a. Also anyone know what "NCA" means in the Haynes manual? It shows two wires leading from the ICU to the distributor via two NCA wires.

rdweninger, i wish the car was in denver then it might be a little easier to get some help, since theres a guy down the street that has one. I'm in South Dakota helping out and got it for a deal so I figured I try it out. I may have bitten off more I can chew. I just got my multimeter back and I'm still learning how to use it. I also picked up a test light for a dollar today. Jono, so I connected the wires from the distributor to the coil wrong? I'll take a look at what might be the oil warning light tomorrow when its light out. I posted a picture of it because it was burned a bit. I had the insulation on my motorcycle do that when the tach cable grouned on the engine and fried/boiled an insulated wire. Does anyone know if is some sort of exploded view/microfiche of the brat(like this http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Suzuki/Motorcycle/1998/DR350SE/CARBURETOR/parts.html)? I want to know what that ring around the steering column is and how it is supposed to be mounted. I guess I better just take it apart to see if some screw fell out or something.

I decided to post a picture of the coil too to make sure I have it connected correctly. The wires on the left lead to the distributor and the ones on the right go to the positive battery terminal. I also think the next to wires may have to connect to the coil but I figured I would get help before I fry myself. The green wire has the loop connector which makes me think that it connects to the coil but it is spliced into the blue/white line that goes into the blue/clear connector which goes to the left relay. I also think this black wire that is grounded to the frame might connect to the coil. It has this weird bulky thing inline. I'm also worried that if i connect it to the coil with it being grounded that it would fry the coil. The insulation on this yellow wire is grounded on the engine, I forget where it goes but can get a picture tomorrow but the insulation is warped/burned, I believe this is caused by arcing. I have no idea what this little wire is that is coming off of the positive battery terminal. Does anyone know what wires are supposed to go to where? I'm not sure if they are connected correctly This is what the ignition wire splices look like from the bottom. Any information, help, and suggestion is greatly appreciated. I'll be getting my multimeter and circuit tester soon so I conduct a few tests. Is there a way I could make a new wiring harness to just start the starter circuit?

EDIT: 7/30/15 Brat starts and runs, sorta! Still need help making sure where the wires go on the ignition switch. Currently we have it plugged in as IG(nition)->Black A(ccessories)->Blue R(egulator/rectifier)->White(this goes to battery) S(tarter)->Black/Yellow(this goes to starter) With this set up we can get the car to run but not idle. It will run as long as we keep the key turned. What we are unsure of, is there supposed to be a line that comes from the regulator/rectifier? There is another spade on the switch "B". How is the ICU supposed to be hooked up in the engine bay? There are two spades on it but we only have one wire plugged to it. We have a weak orange spark from the coil to the disty but when i try it from the plugs to the frame i get purple. On 1 and 4 we are getting intermittent spark to no spark at all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there! I just picked up a brat that needs a little work. Supposedly it ran last year so I'm hoping it won't take much to get it going. Its a 1981 1.8 AWD. He said it needed a new coil so I got one and put it in. When I put the battery in the blinkers were going off and when I went to turn the flashers off the horn went off and there were some sparks coming from the steering wheel. There are also a lot of things missing and wiring ghouls unknown to be. Here are some pictures of the my wiring woes. I have a Haynes manual but I can't really decipher it. I have yet to find a colored wire diagram, which I think would be more helpful. This large blue wire is grounded to the frame and has a male connector. I have no idea where it goes. The mostly black wire is spliced into another black wire that goes into the blue connector. Any ideas of where it goes and what it does? I'm not sure if both of these are female connections, I know one of them is for sure but the other may just be packed with dirt. They lead back into the firewall. I also have no idea what they connect to. The only idea I have about the blue female connection is that it may plug into this unit that is mounted on the strut tower because there is a male lead but that entire unit is grounded to the frame. Also, what are these boxes? [/url] Here is the beautiful fuse orifice. Is the circled one a fusible link? (PO said that the car wasn't getting spark and guessed it was either the coil, fusible link, or regulator). The green fuse is melted but not blown. Does anyone have a list of what the fuses are for?