Subject: RE: Electrical questions
Author: Greg Bender
Date: Jul 19, 2005, 9:34 AM
Post ID: 1719174302
Hi Ted,
You might want to check the ignition switch - as all of the electricity
is run through it to your fuse block. If there is a contact bad in
there, that could be causing problems.
ju-@astrocomma.com wrote:
Hey, I have a couple of nagging electrical problems. Haven't delved in yet, but want to get any ideas. One, my tachometer has suddenly started working only sporadically. Sometimes it will work just fine and then I look down and its stuck at, oh... say 3000 rpm, or wherever it was when it stopped working. Even if I turn off the bike and tap on it, the needle doesn't move. Is my tacho toasted? The other is something that will probably just take a lot of time and effort. Sometimes the bike just quits. No spark. it just suddenly dies. I have had luck opening the headlight and just fiddling around, maybe a short, but I still have power to the starter and lights and all. Anyway, give me any good suggestions you have and I'll store them away for the troubleshooting adventure that lies ahead. Thanks Ted Ward |
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Greg Bender
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