| Author | Message | ||
     Geevee |
I live ten minutes south of Daytona. Its bike week, and my scoot wont crank. Put a new battery in, fuel pump pressurizes and i hear a click when i get the kickstand up and clutch lever in, but nothing. All the fuses are good, but I haven't checked the relays, they seems to be immovable? (Even if I could pull one out, I doubt I could actually use a meter to test it? I have a SM, but am a total idiot when it comes to all things automotive electric. Anyone close to me that could offer some help? I might could return the favor in some other way. I do have some other talent and skill, and have some dirty paper with old guys faces on them.I have a rubber tracked Bobcat, dump trailer, all the tools needed to build anything out of wood or concrete, foundation to roof including trim and finish, and all trades. Besides the starting issue I really need to do the brakes FR and RR, and ought to be looking for a front end, fork tubes really. But I can handle those fully well, and aren't keeping me from riding anyway. This is just embarrassing, frankly. Really, I can build doghouse to penthouse, port and polish chainsaws, and what I do for a living is design new highways from two lane to six lane, but electrical diagrams make me dizzy, and forget about the meters and diagnostic tools, its all a foreign language. Anybody? | ||
| Cataract2 |
I don't suppose the 03 came with a kickstand switch. | ||
| D_adams |
Swap the ignition and key switch relays. | ||
| Geevee |
Yes on KS switch, seems to let the fuel pump pressurize. How Do I get that big gray block out? Dang things are tight, fuses all come out and look good, but the relays are what Bolted in? Space age adhesive? Twist and turn? If you tell me to just pull up harder, I will, but it seems like they are bolted down somehow?. | ||
| Geevee |
OK Adams, had to eat some more wheaties, but switched them and still no cranking of starter? I had opened and starter button on handlebar looked clean. | ||
| Dtaylor |
Key on and double-check your headlights. Hopefully it is a bad headlight fuse that escaped your attention -- sometimes they look good but aren't. For whatever reason, part of the starting circuit is shared with the headlight circuit. I, and a few others have found this out the hard way: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/327 77/696563.html?1351456256 | ||
| Geevee |
Can I say what a good thing this Message board is? Taylor, yes, I am curious why my high beam light is not working, the right hand, is low beam I think,(works) and i would have thought the high would come on, and/or "passing flashyer lights" switch should have made it come on. I will check/replace headlight fuse now, but one does work? After I read the thread you posted.... thanks. | ||
| Geevee |
Swapped a pair of 15 amp fuses, still no cranking starter, and my highbeam (Left hand light)does not respond. | ||
| Geevee |
Ok, closing the post up for you regulars. Exposing myself as an idjit. I live on the end of an island, electrolysis is no stranger to me, since I have lots of rolling stock of more than fifty tires ten batteries and four tracks. I should know better. I had rode it hard and put it away wet, outside under the porch, because I had more stuff than cover- and I am pretty lazy. The clutch switch connection must have had a little electrolysis. Took it off and youngest boy was playing with the 'lectrometerthingamabobbie, and after some magic cleaner stuff, it fired everything. right up. This after I put fresh gas in my sportster, and it fired up to an obnoxiuos crescendo.... It had been ignored even longer than the Buell. I do not like the Buell's electrodependant interconnectivity with Fun-Ness. My 30 year old Ironhead is points and Super E. Though it aint got the torque- it will straighten the wrinkles out. Thanks for the help. | ||
| Doz |
Electrical contact points in coastal areas are always prone to corrosion and it doesn't take much to cause problems. I'd make it a habit to clean these areas off and apply dielectric grease and get one of those bubble/storage things next time around. |
