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Ben

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electrical problem
03/15/05 at 14:03:38

ok i'll start from the beginning...
took tank off to put new plug in as well as do a little spring cleaning, nothing majior. I put the tank and seat back on and notice i get absolutly no response from the bike, i check and sure enough, one of the fuses is blown, replace the fuse all lights work go to start her up and.....nothing. I checked to make sure battery leads where correct and in place then jumped it by crossing the posts on the starter solonoid, it cranked over, no problem there. My next guess would be that the decomp controller or decomp solonoid is at fault. Any input or ideas??

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woodworker Ex Member	Re: electrical problem Reply #1 - 03/15/05 at 14:05:56 Did you possibly check the "Kill Switch"?
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ben Guest	Re: electrical problem Reply #2 - 03/15/05 at 14:24:00 it is in the right position but i have not taken apart or checked to see if it has failed
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: electrical problem Reply #3 - 03/15/05 at 14:27:40 All other interlocks satisfied (i.e. kickstand, neutral, etc.)?
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: electrical problem Reply #4 - 03/15/05 at 16:53:30 Check the big wire connector under the front of the tank. I knocked it apart on my '02 when I first got the bike and it took me almost a week to find it. Talk about being in a panic . Maybe you pulled the connector apart when you pulled the tank.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: electrical problem Reply #5 - 03/16/05 at 05:07:03 It wouldn't be the decomp solenoid, but it could be the controller (right over the carb under tank) If you check all the interlocks, as others have said, you'll most likely need to back track under the tank again and see what happened. Do you have a green neutral light on the speedo?
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Ben Guest	Re: electrical problem Reply #6 - 03/16/05 at 13:43:50 found it...pinched/mashed wire, thanks for all the help though!!
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: electrical problem Reply #7 - 03/18/05 at 09:52:35 Ben wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: found it...pinched/mashed wire, thanks for all the help though!! Ah, which pinched/mashed wire? Was it shorted to the frame or cut?
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: electrical problem Reply #8 - 03/19/05 at 00:50:28 Hey Greg Like the burning Savage. Clive W
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: electrical problem Reply #9 - 03/19/05 at 07:21:33 A burning GREEN Savage 8)
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klx650sm2002 Serious Thumper Offline The more I learn the less I know. Posts: 2041 Cumbria,England Gender:	Re: electrical problem Reply #10 - 03/19/05 at 08:16:33 Yes a burning GREEN Savage. Clive W
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Ben Guest	Re: electrical problem Reply #11 - 03/19/05 at 16:59:29 one of the wires that goes to one of the timers, it got piched and cut and shorted out on the upper cylinder support bracket
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Lee

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Re: electrical problem
Reply #12 - 03/19/05 at 20:08:50

Ben wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03:

found it...pinched/mashed wire, thanks for all the help though!! Grin

Congratulations, Ben. A blown fuse almost always indicates a short to ground, which you successfully located in the vicinity of work that you had recently done to a system that was in perfect working order before your work. Been there. Done that.

Excellent diagnostic approach!

Lee

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: electrical problem Reply #13 - 03/20/05 at 07:53:44 And an excellent description of the problem too. What timer?
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woodworker Ex Member	Re: electrical problem Reply #14 - 03/22/05 at 08:23:33 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:03: And an excellent description of the problem too. What timer? Greg; The Savage's decompression system has two electronic timers inside the decompression control unit located under the gas tank. Check out this link[url] http://members.shaw.ca/kenerechook/Timers.htm [/url]
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