A question - if the fuse box is no good, can I install one of those new fuse boxes and replace the old one? The only difficulty is the fact that all the plastic connectors from the ignition, the gages, etc. plug into the original fuse box. How would I go about relocating the fuse box/panel to under the seat location? Thanks again.
On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 10:42 AM Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: > I completely disassembled the fuseblock on my old 650 to clean and rebuild > it. The problem is the female spade connectors on the plugs get loose and > no longer grip the metal bars inside the block. I pulled the bars out and > sanded them to knock off any grime or oxidation, and used a small > screwdriver to bend the connectors inside the plugs inward so they made > firm contact with the bars again. I've got pics on my blog: > http://nighthawk.kylemunz.com/?p=166 > > -Kyle > > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 9:34 AM Jenya Spektor <skaspek...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Kyle, I did check the fuse block and everything is plugged in fine (I >> actually unplugged every connector going into the fuse block one by one) >> and nothing seems loose - UNLESS something inside the fuse block melted or >> came undone. What should my next step be? Thanks for a speedy reply. >> Jenya >> >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 10:11 AM Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The fuseblock on the 650 is right underneath the headlight bucket, and >>> the plugs on the back get loose with age. If you were tugging on the wires >>> it's possible they came disconnected. Especially check the plug with the >>> red/black wires, it gets loose and begins to arc and will melt the plastic >>> fuseblock. >>> >>> -Kyle >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 8:59 AM Jenya Spektor <skaspek...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Power no more... >>>> I am going to confess - it's entirely my fault. The bike was starting >>>> and running fine until... I decided to change the gage cluster to the >>>> single all-in-one gage. So I took off the light and unhooked all the wires >>>> from the light bucket as well as disconnected the old gage cluster. I did >>>> put on the new gage and the new light. Since the fittings did not work >>>> (brackets were too small), i decided to temporarily put the original >>>> components back on. I did reassemble everything back together, and upon >>>> turning the ignition switch on there was NOTHING... >>>> I can't say where the power went out - I did not short anything, all >>>> the connections were via plastic connectors and insulated with shrink >>>> insulation. >>>> The battery did not loose any power (it's at 12.5V). All the fuses seem >>>> to be intact - no blown wires inside of them. >>>> Questions: >>>> 1. Since I have been pulling on the harness or some individual wires, >>>> could be it be that? And if so, which wire would result in cutting the >>>> power completely off? >>>> 2. Which component (if I did short something) would cause the bike to >>>> have no power? >>>> 3. How do I troubleshoot the problem now? >>>> 4. One of the horns did not work, could this prevent the power from >>>> coming back on? >>>> >>>> Appreciate any feedback. >>>> Jenya >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/b4523da8-6ba2-48eb-a753-028f44baa4fb%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/b4523da8-6ba2-48eb-a753-028f44baa4fb%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJARLXXdJBzOvU451JwT3PsA249Rc%3DGAhXo0ZXis%3D_1QVe_StA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJARLXXdJBzOvU451JwT3PsA249Rc%3DGAhXo0ZXis%3D_1QVe_StA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jenya Spektor >> 917.202.3080 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAAumPSfjQ0VZA3Puf_YvxXYdbKpOOtC2rEOMFO4hD62t86p8vQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAAumPSfjQ0VZA3Puf_YvxXYdbKpOOtC2rEOMFO4hD62t86p8vQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJARLXUxaHs-xr5L8qQkkv5p1YXfnuek1O%3DUaNX8CUxVU1F3jw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAJARLXUxaHs-xr5L8qQkkv5p1YXfnuek1O%3DUaNX8CUxVU1F3jw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Jenya Spektor 917.202.3080 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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