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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by twistedcherokee
Since everything shuts down, I would concentrate on the area's that can cause that. After all a bad fuel pump relay won't shut down everything. Then I would look for loose or bad connections, since a loose connection can cause heat & metal expands when it gets hot. I have a friend that had a Merkur that wouldn't start if the weather dropped below 40*, it was his inertia switch, pulled it apart & stretched the spring & all was fine. Point is when you look at the connections look for discoloration & look for the simple things, use your logic, you don't need to look at the clutch for a wiring problem. What would cause all of the things you said. Biggest thing is can't fix what isn't broke & if it's running it aint broke, you may have to get it to stall before you will find it. Good luck

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Everything is shutting down because the main circuit breaker is being tripped… then it resets after 30 seconds. So need to determine what is causing the circuit breaker to trip - which could be just about anything electrical that can short or overheat/expand. probably something that can take a hundred hours to diagnose and fix for $1.00.
Once had a similar problem with a car, when it rained. every time the car was at the shop, it was not raining. Finally, after it died on the side of the road, I wasn't alone, so with the hood open, my friend tried to start it and since it was dark and raining, saw a lightning bolt arc across two wires that had the insulation rubbed off due to the proximity of a sharp tab on a metal clip. A little black tape and it fired up and got home, then cut and spliced the wires and filed down the metal tab.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2013 | 08:22 AM
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Friends bike, different year, but similar problem. Ran fine, then all power disappeared. Turned out that the positive battery cable ran from the battery to the starter, & from there a different gauge wire fed the entire electrical system. That feed wire was broken at the crimp in the connector. You couldn't see it because the insulation held it together. We found it by just pulling on wiring.

If nothing else helps take a look at the wiring diagram & concentrate on any area that feeds a main distribution point.
 
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