I haven’t identified it yet, but I will.
It’s what I do.
The Chappy is a 1976 Yamaha Chappy scooter. As far as antiques go, it’s in pretty good shape. In fact, 2 years ago it was running when it was parked in the garage.
I probably should have taken a look at it sooner, but life happens.
Since it was running when it was parked, I figured all I’d have to do was bolt in a hot battery, fill it with gas, and fire it up.
That’s not how it went.
I got the new battery and some gas in it, but for some reason, it’s not getting power to all the places that need it.
Since I don’t have a killer set of tools anymore, I don’t have all the things that would make it easy to fix. So I did what most people would do in that situation.
I improvised.
I took the light bulb out of the left front turn signal and a piece of coaxial wire from an old antenna and made a test light out of it.
Using my crude but effective diagnostic tool, I found that I had power to the ignition switch, back out of the switch and all the way down into the harness.
So far, so good, but that’s where I got stumped.
Since I don’t have the wiring schematics, I’ve got to do a little online digging to come up with more info.
While it seems unlikely that a component somehow went bad while the Chappy was parked, it’s still a possibility. Time will tell.
Tracking down this gremlin in the Chappy is a lot like marketing online.
Almost everything you’ll ever try won’t turn out right on the first go. You’ll have to test, tweak, and then run it again. Sometimes over and over until something finally takes off.
Like the Chappy, you can’t just throw things away when they’re not working right. You’ve got to keep at it.
Luckily, you can get all you need with your own Online Marketing Command Center.
No matter how many different marketing tactics you try, you’ll always be able to keep on going.
Why?
Because you’ll have a solid foundation to build on and rebuild on as many times as it takes.
It might take a few more tries before I get the ol’ Chappy running again, but I’ll make it happen.
The same way I do with my marketing.