blew a fuse...
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Road Warrior
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blew a fuse...
Went to start my Nightster up for work this morning and "click" no start. I went on to work in my cage a little pissed off. So I get home and the first thing I do is check the fuses. Sure enough my ignition fuse was blown. I changed my bars a week ago and no problem all week until this morning. Does anyone know what could have caused the fuse to blow?
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RE: blew a fuse...
No way to trouble shoot your problem from here, but HOTLAP said, "If it's working good now you may be OK, sometimes a fuse does blow for no apparent reason, possibly faulty manufacturing", and that could be the case.
If a new fuse blows, I'd target a short somewhere in the wires or connectionsyou moved during your bar change.Shorts can be a pain to track down, but maybe you've got a pinched wire with an insulation breach somewhere.
Good luck.
If a new fuse blows, I'd target a short somewhere in the wires or connectionsyou moved during your bar change.Shorts can be a pain to track down, but maybe you've got a pinched wire with an insulation breach somewhere.
Good luck.
Road Master
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From: Tacoma, WA
RE: blew a fuse...
Probably pinched the wire from your ignition when you swapped bars. I just swapped my bars out last night. When I turned the key "on" afterwards the horn kept sounding.
I loosened left grip and reran the wires making sure everything was clear and no more problem.
Check to see if you are pinching any wires.
I loosened left grip and reran the wires making sure everything was clear and no more problem.
Check to see if you are pinching any wires.
Road Warrior
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From: London, Canada
RE: blew a fuse...
I have to disagree with HOTLAP. If a fuse blows, there is a reason. In your week of riding with no problems the wire insulation was probably being worn through. I would bet it was caused during the bar swap.
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RE: blew a fuse...
The last thing you worked on is the first place to look. If you replaced the bars, I would bet a month's pay the problem is related to that. Most likely is a pinched wire under the switch housing. Been there and done that.
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