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Message started by paulchristi on 04/13/10 at 17:35:15

Title: No Start
Post by paulchristi on 04/13/10 at 17:35:15

Once a year I remove the battery from my '05 S40, top up the electrolyte, and give it a charge on the bench. I did this last February.

Today when I left work, I turned on the ignition switch....the green neutral light lit briefly, then....nothing. No lights, no horn, no starter. I think I could hear a very faint hissing type sound.

What to do? My plan tomorrow is to first check the fuses. Then, check the battery connections, because I think that low battery voltage wouldn't behave like this; I might be able to beep the horn or see some light but not have enough juice to kick the starter. If the connections are good, I'll yank the battery and try to charge it up, but it would be weird if this were an issue because it's never happened before.

Oh wise ones of this BBS, is there any other path I should follow?

Is there a ground somewhere that I should check?

If there is a blown fuse, I replace it, and it blows right away, what then?

Thanks for the help,

Paul

Title: Re: No Start
Post by photojoe on 04/13/10 at 17:48:08

All things point to the battery first and foremost. That hissing sound is throwing me off. The only motor vehicle hiss I'm familiar with is a busted radiator/hose or flat tire. Our bikes don't have a radiator or hose, and a flat tire would be obvious.

Try hitting the horn. Sound weak? That's the way mine sounded when my battery died.

Title: Re: No Start
Post by paulchristi on 04/13/10 at 18:00:24

No horn, so...sounding like a fuse.

I forgot to add that I left the bike at work and my wife gave me a ride home. So tomorrow I'll take my tools to work and go for it in the parking lot. It would be a lot easier if I posted things like this when I had the bike sitting in the garage, but how often do these things happen in a convenient location?

Title: Re: No Start
Post by Serowbot on 04/13/10 at 18:02:35

2B3A2E3738332932282F325B0 wrote:

I'll yank the battery and try to charge it up, but it would be weird if this were an issue because it's never happened before....

You know what the Lone Ranger said to Tonto when Silver died?...
"Gee!,.. he never did that before!"... :-?...

Title: Re: No Start
Post by paulchristi on 04/13/10 at 19:51:46

How true!

Title: Re: No Start
Post by photojoe on 04/14/10 at 07:11:10

I missed the "horn doesn't work" sentence.

When my battery died outside of my job one night, I thought it was everything but the battery. I mean, how could it be the battery when it was fine an hour ago? I called AAA and the the bike started with jump from their portable pack.

Good luck. I hope it's something easy for you. Fuses are easy enough. A battery is a bit more money, but at least the guessing will be over.

Title: Re: No Start
Post by Routy on 04/14/10 at 07:59:56

Quote:
The very first thing I would do is check the battery at the battery.

And don't even think that a defective battery won't go from fully charged to nothing from just the touch of a button.

Note:
If you often ride longer distances, then ok..........
If not, that battery should be charged much oftener than once a year, but of course that all depends on how long you want that battery to last ;)

Title: Re: No Start
Post by Yonuh Adisi on 04/15/10 at 12:13:06

If there's a blown fuse, you need to find out why the fuse blew in the first place.