Subject: Re: weird!!
Author: andy hill
Date: Jul 9, 2001, 5:57 PM
Post ID: 1707427345
yeah, just went thru the ign. switch thang w/ my bro's john deere- took
freakin' forever to figure THat one out! even caused it to discharge!
andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Adkins" <adk-@gte.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: weird!!
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Andy,
Just to follow up on Dennis' suggestions:
Intermittent failures are the hardest to identify. I liked D.J.'s suggestion
to dig out the volt meter and test for the failure in a variety of
conditions...running/ not running etc...
If your grounds are good and you have a good battery I would look to the
ignition switch as as source of your problems. I remember a friend of mine
had similar types of failures and it turned out to be the switch. The bike
would run fine..then quit. He would wiggle the key in the switch and the
bike would run again.
Remember....all connections will be the weak point.
Regards....Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Jones <dbjo-@cobweb.net>
To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Date: July 9, 2001 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: weird!!
| Andy, Once you get the battery recharged, take it for a short ride at night. See if the generator light glows. As you know, when at idle the light will shine. When you increase revs, the light will go out. If there is a problem like a poor ground, etc., the light often will glow faintly, but |
| so bright that you can see it in the daytime. Take it out at night and see what you can see. I would start with Ian's suggestion first, which is to check your grounds carefully. Clean and tighten firmly. Check your |
| terminals. Loose connections at the grounds or at the battery can be |
| to cause these problems. If no luck there, break out the multimeter and start taking readings at the battery with the bike off and running. D.J. |