05 Ultra Would not come back on.. Help Please!!
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05 Ultra Would not come back on.. Help Please!!
I was riding late this afternoon and i got a phone call. I pulled off on to a residental street. When i came to a stop i killed the bike using my switch on my handlebars. I never turned the main **** to the off position while i was on the phone. When i got done talking i pushed the switch back to the run position and then pressed the iginition button. When i did the electrical system went completly out. Everything died. So i turned the main **** over to the access location and then the system came back on. So i tried again in the iginition postion and the system went out again. Then the weird thing happened.. I turned the main **** to the off postion and the system went nuts and all the gauges made clicking noises and then seemed like they pulled enough power and they came on!! I dont get why they come on in the access location and the off location but not the ignition location? I have checked all the fuses and none are blown. Not even the big fuse under my seat ( I dont know excatly what that fuse is called ) is blown. Honestly i wouldnt even know where to start on looking to try and find or trace what is going on. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.. I will also try and answer any questions the best i can to my knowledge. Thanks again
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I'm no expert, far from it but it seems like your symptoms may be caused by an electrical short of some sort.....or possibly a failing battery. Lots of possibilities....the main on/off/accessory switch could be faulty......your start/stop switch may be faulty.....the start switch may be faulty. Have you worked on the bike's wiring or anything on the bike that could have broken or frayed a wire in any of these places?
I'd start at the battery with a multi-tester to see what kind of voltage you are getting there and then if that's good move onto battery ground wires/strap, battery posts....looking for corrosion, poor connections, etc. If nothing found there then the aforementioned switches will need to be examined and you'll probably need a shop manual to help you with that....or your Harley dealer. Good luck....let us know how it works out.
I'd start at the battery with a multi-tester to see what kind of voltage you are getting there and then if that's good move onto battery ground wires/strap, battery posts....looking for corrosion, poor connections, etc. If nothing found there then the aforementioned switches will need to be examined and you'll probably need a shop manual to help you with that....or your Harley dealer. Good luck....let us know how it works out.
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thanks for the help. i will take the battery and get it tested tomorrow for sure. if a battery starts to fail and dosent have enough voltage could that possibly make the gauges and radio and all act haywire?
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Let us know what you eventually find.
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