Kyle, Thanks, I have an 84 650. I am leaning towards your thoughts because as I move the wires on the back of the fuse box the bike comes back to life. I have tried, as MN Blue suggests wiggleing, tapping, the key to no avail. It won't come on if it is off or go off it is on. I looked at those connections in the bottom of the switch and they looked good and passed the tests in the book 2 years ago. Dennis H made some mention of a compound of some sort he used in the connections when putting them together. Maybe he could refresh our memory, please. Also, Dennis always reminds us it could be a ground issue. I wonder if that has any bearing here? Thanks all, Wynn On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:03 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:
> What bike do you have? On my 650 with that issue it was the female end of > the plugs going into the back of the fuse box. They had become too loose and > didn't make perfect contact. I gently popped them out of the molex > connectors, pried them open a bit so when I snapped them back in they were > butted up against eachother. That way they made a good snug fit against the > rail in the fuseblock. If you don't have a 650 mebbe something similar would > apply ;) > > -Kyle > -Sent from Ingleside, TX, United States > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:43 PM, [email protected] > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> This has happened several times and I found, by accident, that by >> pressing the wires in back of the fuse box life comes back. It is time >> to dig further into this problem and I am looking for some input as to >> what might be the problem. About two years ago I replaced the fuse box >> and ignition harness and made sure all the other connections were >> clean and tight. I also went through the headlight bucket connections >> to make sure they were all good. I am surprised that once the bike >> comes back to life and runs, it does not stop or shut off for any >> reason until I turn off the key, like it is not a broken wire. The >> manual says under troubleshooting no power-key on it is a dead >> battery, disconnected battery cable, main fuse burned out, or ignition >> switch. Since I know the first three are not it, it leaves the switch. >> Does anyone agree or is there something else I should look for? I also >> see in the wiring diagram there is a " broken wire warning unit ". >> Does anyone know where this is? Thanks for any help and ideas you >> have. Wynn >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
