| Author | Message | ||
     Keith  |
As part of removing the stock license plate bracket (cheese grater) on my XB9S, I rerouted the turn signal wiring to take care of the now long wiring. For some reason, I happened to notice that one of the two wiring bundles that feed the ECM was rubbing against the positive battery terminal. The battery terminal had rubbed through the outer protective insulation and was now rubbing on the wiring insulation. I solved the problem by slipping a piece of automotive insulation (the black, "corrugated" stuff that you can buy at Wal-Mart or an auto motive store) over the wiring bundle. I do not know what would have happened had the wire shorted to the positive terminal of the battery, but I doubt it would have been good and it most definitely would have happened several miles from home. Be proactive and avoid this potential problem! Keith | ||
| Buellman39 |
I have found several wires that might be potential rub points and my bike only has 800 miles on. Make sure you check your idle speed adjustment cable it rube against the frame near the snorkle hole, just put some wire protector on. | ||
| Reepicheep  |
It happened to me with only 1000 or so miles on the bike. It likely depends on the wire, but in my case it just flashed the "everything OK" message on the check engine light. Which everything was, aside from the fact that it wasn't. There is a way to route the wiring where it won't rub, but it's really easy for it to work its way back to the "will rub" position and not notice. I put a piece of split loom cabling over it to protect it regardless of where it falls. |
