electrical short ??????
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electrical short ??????
hello there all of a sudden im hearing what sounds like an electrical short under my tank? its my 2007 sportster its parked, ignition off and i hear this kind of buzzing coming from under the gas tank, top of engine area , ill hear it for a few seconds then it would stop , then a few seconds later there it is again ??? its dark now i looked around best i could , but didnt see anything obvious, any ideas what this might be ????
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First of all unplug the main BUS fuse, then one at a time remove, clean corrosion, and reinstall with di-electric grease all fuses and relays in the fuse box, most likley you have gotten water in the fuse box and something has corroded and is shorting.
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HOTLAP is right. Look for white powder on the contacts (corrosion). Coat all contacts with Dielectric Grease. If you still have a problem switch the location of the two relays and see if that solves the problem.
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hello there thanks very much everyone, i checked the fuses , they were all corroded , so i cleaned them up with an emery board coated them in dielectric grease and all seem ok now . i couldnt get into the fuse block as well as i would have liked , but i think it'll work for now , good thing too i got called back too work and i need my wheels too get there.
many thanks too all who replied , you really helped me . ride safe my friends
many thanks too all who replied , you really helped me . ride safe my friends
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