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Dagwood
| Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 06:32 pm: |
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In the midst of an exceptionally rowdy wheelie on my way home from work yesterday my SX shuts down. No lights, no engine. I noticed that the fan was still running it's cooling cycle. I pulled the spare 15v fuse and replaced the blown key switch fuse. The Question: Why did it blow? The manual suggests researching the reason for blown fuses, so that is what I am doing. 2005 City Cross, 9000 miles, many, many mods. Any ideas? |
Buellin_ri
| Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 07:07 pm: |
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Same thing happened to me. My headlight fuse popped. I think mine blew due to a spark between the bulb and the housing. I say this out of pure speculation it was the headlight fuse and it is only held in with the spring clip.
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Dagwood
| Posted on Sunday, October 23, 2005 - 09:39 pm: |
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Key switch fuse has blown 5 times since my last post. What the Hell is going on here? |
Fran_dog
| Posted on Monday, October 24, 2005 - 12:29 am: |
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The circuit that the 15 amp fuse protects is drawing too much current (amperage). Under what condition did these fuses blow? 1) First thing when bike is powered up, 2) first thing when the bike is started, or 3) after you have been riding it. Look at the wiring diagrams to find out what's in that circuit. Trace all the wires in that circuit to try and identify the problem, possibly a chaffed wire. It could also be a faulty component in that circuit. If there is more than one component in the circuit you could possibly disconnect them one at a time to isolate the source of you problem. A multimeter would be helpful for troubleshooting. Sorry, I don't have my manual with me. I hope this is of some help. Good Luck. |
Blake
| Posted on Monday, October 24, 2005 - 01:06 pm: |
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You have an electrical short happening somewhere in that circuit. A forensic approach to diagnosis is the only path towards resolving the problem. Magnifying glass and trace each inch of wire, but start in obvious areas where bare (unwrapped) wiring is visible, like near connectors and such. |
Blake
| Posted on Monday, October 24, 2005 - 01:07 pm: |
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Right near the ignitioin switch abnd around the front end area too. |
Dagwood
| Posted on Monday, October 24, 2005 - 04:24 pm: |
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Thanks for the help guys! I think there is some chaffing of the wires near the neck. We'll see... |
Fullpower
| Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - 06:36 pm: |
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perhaps you have a similar problem? http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/3842/144036.html?1125970202 |
Dagwood
| Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 06:28 pm: |
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Fullpower, you should appreciate this gem: I got the call from the dealership today. The Verdict: A New Wiring Harness I think the tech is just lazy and doesn't want to inspect the problem circuit. Service writer says 7-10 days to have it shipped.
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Fullpower
| Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 08:44 pm: |
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When you hear this:" The Verdict: A New Wiring Harness " What they REALLY mean is that they have no clue what the problem is, but if they spend 7 days waiting for the parts to show up, and 6 billable hours installing, maybe the gremlins will either get scared off by all the commotion, or just die of old age. |
Dagwood
| Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 11:11 am: |
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LOL |
Dagwood
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 10:29 am: |
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Well, I have the bike back. The tech wrapped the new harness in Kevlar to keep the chaffing from happening again. Why BMC doesn't do this in the first place is beyond me. I rode the bike to work this morning and all seems to be okay. |
Buellistic
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 11:02 am: |
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Dan(AKA Dagwood): You should go over you wireing and TIE WRAP anything that moves ... REMEMBER: "AND OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE !!!" In BUELLing LaFayette |
Blake
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 12:10 pm: |
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"Why BMC doesn't do this in the first place is beyond me." Me too! |
Buellistic
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 01:48 pm: |
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Blake: How else are the HARLY-DAVIDSON "TECHNICIANS" going to learn how to work on BUELLs ??? In BUELLing LaFayette |
Blake
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 02:43 pm: |
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Send 'em to the BMW dealership for a week? |
Buellistic
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 04:42 pm: |
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Blake: GIVE "BMW" A BAD NAME ???? CHECK YOUR gmail !!! In BUELLing LaFayette |
Dagwood
| Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 05:09 pm: |
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Tie Wraps...good idea. Thanks LaFayette!
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