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Red_chili
Posted on Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 10:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My wife bought my son's '03 XB9S, and we are having several issues. It would not engage the starter unless turning left. I tore into the wiring harness, could not identify the problem, fixed a black wire that had been previously fixed (poorly), and now it no longer has the problem. I am reasonably sure I did not fix anything, just shifted wires around.

Now the clutch switch is behaving the same way, works when turned left and in-gear start is attempted, won't work straight. I can chase that, but I have the feeling pretty soon I will have hacked up most of the wires in the harness with these failures. Could it be related to the original problem (same wire, different place)?

Should I just replace the harness? What is the BadWeb cost? Is there a bulletin on this? How did the design change, if at all, and would a new harness inherit these changes?

The last thing I want is to be traveling with my wife and then she is stranded in the middle of nowhere.
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Red_chili
Posted on Friday, September 26, 2008 - 06:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Broke down and parted with 300 smackers for the harness. A little tedious to install but not all THAT bad.
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