Switch Problem?
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From: swamp-east missouri
Switch Problem?
yesterday the wife and i went on a 200+ mile ride. hit a few short rain showers, lots of sun, 90+ temps. I stopped to fuel up about 50 miles from home and when i started the 02 Heritage, the EFI indicator did not come on and the Neutral light failed to come on. I hit the starter and away we went. i really did not think much of it. Honestly i have not had the bike long enough to know all the ins and outs. I stopped near the house again, and when i went to start it, nothing! no instrument lights, no EFI sound (pump) or light, no head lights, or rear lights. I DO have a front fender running light, odometer, brake light and horn. i don't believe that it could be a fuse due to since so many things went out at once, and according to the manual some things are working that should not be if it were a fuse. I was thinking that it might be the switch. i got the bike home via trailer and i am going to look at it this morning. any help, ideas, would be great. Thanks
p.s. i tried having it jumped and that did not work either. the battery connections are fine. the battery is old, but was on a tender until i purchased the bike a month ago. i drive it darn near daily, and figured the alt. would charge it fine until i picked up a tender this fall. Oh, and the Back Light behind the Odometer is working as well.
p.s. i tried having it jumped and that did not work either. the battery connections are fine. the battery is old, but was on a tender until i purchased the bike a month ago. i drive it darn near daily, and figured the alt. would charge it fine until i picked up a tender this fall. Oh, and the Back Light behind the Odometer is working as well.
Last edited by Good Time Gang; Aug 1, 2010 at 09:33 AM.
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up date. i pulled the switch out of the bike. i am getting power going into the switch at about 13volts. I tested thw red, red/gry red/bk and am getting a clean circuit through red red/bk when the switch is on aux or ing. this leads (no pun intended) me to believe that the red/gry post on the switch is bad. this would explain why i have some function off the aux mode. according to the diagram the wiring looks to run all 3 leads when on ign. if you have any idea or comments, or if i am going a$$backward on this please let me know. about to tear the switch apart, but have no freakin idea how to get the ring lock off.
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put the test meter to a friends switch, and i was right. the left connection reads. tried it on my bike then and BAM! everything is good. Caught my local indy dealer by a chance of luck while he was feeding his dong at the shop and he set a switch out for me. bike is up and running.
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Way to go. Good troubleshooting. If that part of the switch is prone to harbor moisture on your model bike, some water displacement grease might be a good thing to dab around in that area....but not on your contacts because this grease is not a conductor...just a water repellent. Good luck.
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