Was it a dielectric grease (pretty sure that's the name) he mentioned? Sort of a clear silicone grease that helps dissipate heat and helps prevents corrosion. My mechanic gave me the same advise about using it on electrical connections.
MN blue On Sep 16, 8:39 pm, [email protected] wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
