CAPTAIN-DISASTER wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:Has anyone besides myself had issues w\ the control unit? It is the black box above carb behind gas tank. Sits on a tab where rear frame rails meet main tube.
It is a sealed unit & mine had water in it, causing damage to unit. Some symptoms are starter relay engages & drains battery, starter will engage w\ ign off & key out.
Will check schematic but I belive it deals w\ at the least the starter relay & compression release.
Has anyone eliminated this unit & come up w\ an alternate?
Yep. That is the decompression module. You could eliminate it if you can find a way to rewire the ignition module and the starter relay.