Something strange...
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From: Silver City, NM
Something strange...
About 2 weeks ago I go out to the garage to go to work that evening and I had left my ignition on all day and ran the battery down. Well I coast started it down the street and rode to work. It didn't run super good and I only had the head light (no speed-o, or turn signals) but made it none the less. Once I got to work I put the battery charger on it and let it charge all night. That next morning I took the battery charger off and it fired right up and has been running awesome every since with no problem at all.
Enter the "strange" part. Every since then my dash reads "error" in stead of how many miles are it. I can switch to the trip counter and its normal, switch back and it still reads "error". I went by the dealer and the dude came out with a scanner, pulled my hook up port, plugged it in and went through it, what seemed like several times, shrugged and said "I have no idea, never seen that before". He said they could do a full diagnoses on it but still may not find it with the "big scanner machine" and then I'm out those bucks...
Any one seen, had or heard of this "error"? If so how'd you get rid of it?
Dan
Enter the "strange" part. Every since then my dash reads "error" in stead of how many miles are it. I can switch to the trip counter and its normal, switch back and it still reads "error". I went by the dealer and the dude came out with a scanner, pulled my hook up port, plugged it in and went through it, what seemed like several times, shrugged and said "I have no idea, never seen that before". He said they could do a full diagnoses on it but still may not find it with the "big scanner machine" and then I'm out those bucks...
Any one seen, had or heard of this "error"? If so how'd you get rid of it?
Dan
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The ECM is reading a conflict between what your bike says the milage is and what your odometer says the milage is.
Since your Speedometer was out, the odometer wasn't counting miles.
The dealer will have to reset the odometer to the correct reading just like you had replaced the Speedometer. That should resolve the conflict.
The "error" keeps people from selling bikes after installing a new speedometer showing low miles.
Since your Speedometer was out, the odometer wasn't counting miles.
The dealer will have to reset the odometer to the correct reading just like you had replaced the Speedometer. That should resolve the conflict.
The "error" keeps people from selling bikes after installing a new speedometer showing low miles.
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From: Silver City, NM
Mine is even older than RSA05FXDWGI's ('01), but that does make sense. Why the guy that put the analyzer on it didn't know what it was is as strange as the fact, I guess he is not in the know...
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I have not disconnected the battery at all, I doubt that would do it but I guess I can give it a try.
Thanks for the input...
.I have not disconnected the battery at all, I doubt that would do it but I guess I can give it a try.
Thanks for the input...
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