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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 10:14 AM
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Ok this past Sunday I washed my ultra limited 2014 like I normally do always. As I waxed and polished my bike I kept the radio on and ran my battery down. Normally I only wax for two hours but this time it was 3 or 4. So the next day of course it wouldn't start so I used my boost starter to start it. She fired right up however now I don't have auxiliary lights and my heated grips don't work. So I checked my fuse box and sure enough my 20amp auxiliary fuse was blown so I changed it out and now every time I start my bike it blows again.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 11:21 AM
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Sounds like you have water in a place water shouldn't be. I would check all the connections/connectors by the fuse block. Pull them apart and blow them dry.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 02:23 PM
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I tried that and I tried drying off everything. It all worked after my wash. I'm thinking that I have a wire that's shorting out and blowing the fuse when I start it however I don't know where to begin to look for the short
 
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jdharley78
I tried that and I tried drying off everything. It all worked after my wash. I'm thinking that I have a wire that's shorting out and blowing the fuse when I start it however I don't know where to begin to look for the short
Well, you know which circuit has the problem...so start at the fuse block and trace it back with a VOM or test light.

Do the heated grips have an on/off switch? if yes, then that's a good place to start looking.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 05:04 PM
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No the heated grips don't have a switch just a **** on the end. When I turn the power on my bike I hear a pop sound down on the right hand side near my floor board and that's when the fuse burns out. I don't even have to start the bike and it blows
 
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