Electrical Problem
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Electrical Problem
I have an 1985 Electra Glide.
all was good for several weekends. nothing new added or changed.
took bike into town to get mower parts. came home then later
went for ride, all was good. out in open ran it up to 80 or so. then.....
noticed no charge on bikes volt meter. turned off lights, bike was trying to die. turned lights back on, bike operated better. for a second it would show charge after lights back on.
turned off driving lights same thing. bike was dying, I would switch lights off, then on, it would allow it to run a bit better. sounded like it was running with limited spark. then flip lights off/on again it would run better. It would only would run with lights on.
when I got home, I looked to see what lights were working, all were. turned bike off, battery showed 13.25 on handmeter after I shut it down. Tried to start, nothing, no click turnover or anything.
now...bike volt meter reads 12.5 with bike off.
r/s handlebar switches unhooked. if I try to hook them up, volt meter drops to 0 volts.
if I honk horn, drops to 0 volts (no sound),
press left turn signal, drops to 0 volts.
turn ignition to lights, drops to 0 volts. push foot brake, volt meter drops to 0 volts.
Next morning I started rechecking wiring from battery to ignition. I visually checked all the connections, connectors and wiring harness. I pressed horn and it sounded. power at last. I hooked up r/s handlebar switches, good to go.
But i didn't change anything.
I concluded it was the main breaker and and remote starter solenoid,so replaced. all good so far. But then the weekends before this one, it was running well too.
Any thoughts?
all was good for several weekends. nothing new added or changed.
took bike into town to get mower parts. came home then later
went for ride, all was good. out in open ran it up to 80 or so. then.....
noticed no charge on bikes volt meter. turned off lights, bike was trying to die. turned lights back on, bike operated better. for a second it would show charge after lights back on.
turned off driving lights same thing. bike was dying, I would switch lights off, then on, it would allow it to run a bit better. sounded like it was running with limited spark. then flip lights off/on again it would run better. It would only would run with lights on.
when I got home, I looked to see what lights were working, all were. turned bike off, battery showed 13.25 on handmeter after I shut it down. Tried to start, nothing, no click turnover or anything.
now...bike volt meter reads 12.5 with bike off.
r/s handlebar switches unhooked. if I try to hook them up, volt meter drops to 0 volts.
if I honk horn, drops to 0 volts (no sound),
press left turn signal, drops to 0 volts.
turn ignition to lights, drops to 0 volts. push foot brake, volt meter drops to 0 volts.
Next morning I started rechecking wiring from battery to ignition. I visually checked all the connections, connectors and wiring harness. I pressed horn and it sounded. power at last. I hooked up r/s handlebar switches, good to go.
But i didn't change anything.
I concluded it was the main breaker and and remote starter solenoid,so replaced. all good so far. But then the weekends before this one, it was running well too.
Any thoughts?
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