Electrical issue 1992 flhtc
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Electrical issue 1992 flhtc
ok to start my rear brakes went out. And while waiting on parts I went through the Bike. Checking everything out. Noticed that starter wire to the relay and breaker. Have been rubbing on the brake line. So I fixed the wires. And rebuilt my rear caliber went to hook up the battery. Positive cable first then when I hook up the negative cable. It sparks at the negative post and the positive post on Starter. If I remove the wire from the starter that goes to the breaker no sparks. Checked all my grounds checked the cables. Breaker is working its weird the Bike ran fine before the rear brake repair. Anyone ever have this problem or can give me some tips. I have the factory manual and traced the wires that I fixed.
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I dunno man- hard to diagnose issues here. But it sounds like you isolated the problem to the starter. Solenoid stuck maybe? Make sure no buttons on handlebars are being pressed on accidentally.
this is gonna sound dumb- but tap the solenoid on the starter with a small hammer a few times. If its stuck- that may pop it loose (worked for me once!)
anyone else got ideas?
this is gonna sound dumb- but tap the solenoid on the starter with a small hammer a few times. If its stuck- that may pop it loose (worked for me once!)
anyone else got ideas?
. Noticed that starter wire to the relay and breaker. Have been rubbing on the brake line. So I fixed the wires went to hook up the battery. Positive cable first then when I hook up the negative cable. It sparks at the negative post and the positive post on Starter. If I remove the wire from the starter that goes to the breaker no sparks. Checked all my grounds checked the cables. Breaker is working its weird the . I have the factory manual and traced the wires that I fixed.
If it wasn't an issue before and you repaired it, the repair is the issue.
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The battery cable + runs to the starter solenoid. Inspect that cable and make sure it isn't grounding out anywhere. After that, the rest of the electrical system picks it up at the solenoid, where it then goes to the main breaker. If all that is good, put it on and leave it. Look for the smoke. No smoke, turn it on and see what happens. As long as the wire from the solenoid to the main breaker is good, you should at worst have a tripping breaker, and at best nothing wrong.
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If there was a short, a breaker would trip.
Get out your multimeter, set it for amps.
Remove the negative battery terminal from the battery post
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Touch the red probe to the negative battery post, the black probe to the negative battery cable terminal.
Tell us how many amps (or most likely milliamps) the meter reads.
Get out your multimeter, set it for amps.
Remove the negative battery terminal from the battery post
.
Touch the red probe to the negative battery post, the black probe to the negative battery cable terminal.
Tell us how many amps (or most likely milliamps) the meter reads.
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; Jul 4, 2018 at 03:35 PM.
If there was a short, a breaker would trip.
Get out your multimeter, set it for amps.
Remove the negative battery terminal from the battery post
.
Touch the red probe to the negative battery post, the black probe to the negative battery cable terminal.
Tell us how many amps (or most likely milliamps) the meter reads.
Get out your multimeter, set it for amps.
Remove the negative battery terminal from the battery post
.
Touch the red probe to the negative battery post, the black probe to the negative battery cable terminal.
Tell us how many amps (or most likely milliamps) the meter reads.
Doc knows once you release the smoke it's really hard to get it back in.