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Well Ive tried my best to figure this out but no luck. A 15amp fuse blows as soon as I turn the key on. Its the fuse for my instruments. Ive removed everything except the fuel tank. When I put a probe on either wire where the fuse would go and touch the other probe to any part of the frame I get continuity . Im not sure what to do next except load it in the trailer and take it to a shop,but I really dont want to do that.any advice?or please if you need more information Ill try my best.
its a 2000 Electra glide
I was riding one day and all my instruments went dead. I've been trying to fix it since. There was a shop that worked on it about 12 years ago. My bike was vandalized, I had a new fuel take installed at that time.
Sounds like to unplug all you connects in that one harness one at a time and find out where you are having two wires rubbing together or melted together, if you are disconnected from all your gauge and interusment panel, you have a short somewhere in the harness.
[QUOTE=eighteight;18960567][QUOTE=MelA 15amp fuse blows as soon as I turn the key on. Its the fuse for my instruments. Ive removed everything except the fuel tank.
What is everything?[/QUOTE]
Fairing, stereo. I've unplugged every connection under fairing trying to isolate the problem?? Electrical wiring is not my strong suit.I would have removed the fuel tank but I think I need special tools to remove fuel lines? Because the tank was replaced by a shop many years ago I'm thinking maybe a short under tank??
Sounds like to unplug all you connects in that one harness one at a time and find out where you are having two wires rubbing together or melted together, if you are disconnected from all your gauge and interusment panel, you have a short somewhere in the harness.
Yeah that's what I was thinking. I've unplugged all the harness in the fairing. I had taller handlebars installed 12 years ago by the same shop that replaced the fuel tank. I've unplugged the wire harness that go inside the handlebars.
Only suggestion I have is to start very closely looking at every connector on the instrument circuit , inside and out . I've seen connectors that looked perfect fine , but the insides were melted and wires burnt , pins bent etc . Pay close attention to the pins and the inside of every connector , then follow your wiring from the fuse box down , removing the tank may have to be done if your problem lays in there .
Next , I would go inside the bars , could be a problem with a solder or connection from the bar switches .
Looking at your diagram posted, the instrument fuse feeds the neutral and oil pressure lights but before them it tees off to something i can't read. Need to see that end of the circuit.
Keep your meter handy it will tell you where the short is.
Last edited by Baird; Mar 19, 2020 at 05:58 PM.
Reason: more info
Fuel line removal shown at 1:45. Sounds like you have M&M for year 2000 so you have 2 lines but works the same. You will have a cross over line in front underneath also which is a pain but it just pulls off and gas runs till you plug it.
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