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Message started by kingart3 on 01/18/13 at 09:21:26

Title: No electrical power
Post by kingart3 on 01/18/13 at 09:21:26

Hello,

I got my 2009 S40 back from the shop a few days ago. It had a few flow problem, turned out to be junk in the petcock. The bike ran fine the 8 miles home.

Three days later, I started it up and it made it just to the end of the street before it died. I of course thought it was the fuel flow issue but quickly discovered I had no electrical power at all. No horn, no lights, no starter.

I pushed the bike home and assumed it blew a few or one of the battery cables came off. Today I checked those. The fuses are fine, the battery cables are tight.

When I use a volt meter on the fuses, (2 fuses 20 amps each), I am showing 12 volts on one fuse and nothing on the second one.

At this point, I guess its going back to the shop. My bests guesses are the on/off switch, kickstand kill switch, or the ignition switch.

It died just like you pulled a wire out. Any guesses anyone?

Thanks,

Hal

Title: Re: No electrical power
Post by Serowbot on 01/18/13 at 09:48:34

Sounds like a connector came loose... They probably did it during the repair...
You can pull the seat, and disconnect/reconnect the connectors under there, or have the shop do it...
(especially the one at the ignition switch)... (could be under the tank,too)...

Title: Re: No electrical power
Post by ZAR on 01/18/13 at 19:11:41

2C3A2D30283D302B5F0 wrote:

yep! With it quitting that quick it has to be a loose connection or crimped wire. Since one of the fuses still has full power It's not likely to be the ground connection but you might as well check it while you're into it.

Title: Re: No electrical power
Post by kingart3 on 01/26/13 at 14:06:23

OK, I sent the bike to the shop. They said the battery shorted and burned up some wires. That would certainly explain why I had no power. The replaced the battery and wires and now it runs again.

Thanks for the help!

Title: Re: No electrical power
Post by arteacher on 01/26/13 at 14:20:35

I hope you didn't have to pay anything for them to replace the battery and wires.

Title: Re: No electrical power
Post by ZAR on 01/26/13 at 18:58:38

3C37373E323D3C2627530 wrote:

I hope you didn't have to pay anything for them to replace the battery and wires.

Agreed! From reading your other post you've had the bike to the shop several times and it's a no-brainer the dufuses there just got clumsy and in a hurry to get you out. They shorted the battery or left wiring unsecured where it could touch the frame. If they charged you for the repair and battery........nope,don't use THAT word...........the bums deserve a good butt-kickin'.

Find another shop(local independent hopefully!) or better yet, get to be friends with a good wrench and learn to do the work yourself!

Good catch on the petcock issue by the way!

Title: Re: No electrical power
Post by kingart3 on 01/26/13 at 19:46:22

No they did charge me for it, but to be fair I swapped out the battery myself a few months back and might have fumbled something. In general this shop has been good and their prices reasonable. Like any place they have several mechanics and I suspect some are ...better... than others.

I am just happy to realize its the petcock now. I ordered the raptor tonight. I may start to do more work on the bike. I have a vested interest after all in it running. My butt in the saddle. Its a nice pushing bike, very smooth, but I would rather ride ...LOL.

Title: Re: No electrical power
Post by ZAR on 01/26/13 at 22:13:12

Copy on "rather ride" and "my butt in the seat" ;D

Title: Re: No electrical power
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/27/13 at 10:46:45

NO, what happened was

They Pinched some wires putting it back together.