Electrical Help
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Road Warrior
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From: Belmont, MI
Electrical Help
Wouldn't you know it, as soon as I get a project finished an electrical gremlin rears it's head.
On my way to work this morning my speedo and tach dropped to zero, the bike ran fine. I stopped and shut it off, restarted and it was fine the rest of the way in. I started it at work a few times showing off my new pipes and the tach was still working. When I left work the turn signals, brake lights, horn, cig lighter and cruise wouldn't work and still don't but the tach, speedo, tail light (not brake) and front running lights (not turn signals) are working fine. Any ideas are appreciated.
05 Eglide (FI)
Factory security
TMAX
Thanks,
Rick
On my way to work this morning my speedo and tach dropped to zero, the bike ran fine. I stopped and shut it off, restarted and it was fine the rest of the way in. I started it at work a few times showing off my new pipes and the tach was still working. When I left work the turn signals, brake lights, horn, cig lighter and cruise wouldn't work and still don't but the tach, speedo, tail light (not brake) and front running lights (not turn signals) are working fine. Any ideas are appreciated.
05 Eglide (FI)
Factory security
TMAX
Thanks,
Rick
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Kind of an old song, but it still may be relevant - clean your main ground cable and the connections at the battery until all/both sides are shiny bright.
Oh, and you may want to pop out the fuses and look at the connection blades. As small as they are any more it would not take much corrosion to break connection
Oh, and you may want to pop out the fuses and look at the connection blades. As small as they are any more it would not take much corrosion to break connection
Last edited by Route66rider; Jul 13, 2010 at 06:28 PM. Reason: added info
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Road Warrior
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Kind of an old song, but it still may be relevant - clean your main ground cable and the connections at the battery until all/both sides are shiny bright.
Oh, and you may want to pop out the fuses and look at the connection blades. As small as they are any more it would not take much corrosion to break connection
Oh, and you may want to pop out the fuses and look at the connection blades. As small as they are any more it would not take much corrosion to break connection
Thanks,
Rick
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From: Central Illinois, Between I-80 and I-74
Check any connectors that you unhooked during your project and also along any harnesses you may have moved. Sounds like you have a loose connector or possibly broken wires.
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