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Message started by rocklock on 04/19/13 at 17:12:16

Title: Battery Wierdness
Post by rocklock on 04/19/13 at 17:12:16

Needed to replace the battery on my 2002 Savage. Put the new battery in, turned the key and...nothing. No headlight, no horn, no nothing. My first thought was that the new battery was bad, but it tested good. Next I hooked up my charger to the batter cables and still nothing. This is not the first battery change I've done on this bike but this is the first time anything like thus has happened.

Ehat the ^&^%$ did I do????

TIA

Rocklock

Title: Re: Battery Wierdness
Post by 45acp on 04/19/13 at 18:06:13

my first thought is check your fuses. then i would look at the positive cable. make sure it not corroded or burned.
good luck

Title: Re: Battery Wierdness
Post by Routy on 04/19/13 at 21:23:22

I'd bet the old battery did the same thing ?

Title: Re: Battery Wierdness
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 04/19/13 at 21:35:42

Check the ground on the R/ side of the engine, near the clutch.

Title: Re: Battery Wierdness
Post by rocklock on 04/20/13 at 13:44:24

606F756E727467656D6374060 wrote:

I'd bet the old battery did the same thing ?

Nope. Had lights and horn, just wouldn't crank engine fast enough.

Title: Re: Battery Wierdness
Post by rfw2003 on 04/20/13 at 14:25:29

Just for the benefit of the doubt. You are hooking the positive cable to the positive terminal, and the ground cable to the negative terminal, Right?

R.F.