Intermittent electrical

[Jack Klarich]

D01cLR...clear correct?

Yes

 

[Clevelandpat]

Back to the drawing board.

I thought I had issue figured out but I guess not. Took bike down to the corner and back and it died. Light out everything dead. 5 to 10 seconds later everything comes on..it will crank. Backfire..run good about 5 to 10 seconds and die again. I believe it's that sensor as some of you thought. Anything else you can think of?

 

[Jack Klarich]

Do you have a check engine light on?

The problem you continue to have sure sounds like a crank sensor, it surely should show up on a diagnostic scan as low or no output

 

[Clevelandpat]

CEL

Yes cel is illuminated..dealer didn't have one the other day suppose to be in on Wednesday.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Yes cel is illuminated..dealer didn't have one the other day suppose to be in on Wednesday.

Have you checked the wires to the sensor? They do sometimes break from vibration, tho I am leaning more to the pick up coil in that sensor has shorted

Good luck and do check back in when your problem is fixed

 

[Clevelandpat]

Wiring

Seems to be inorder. Kind of a pain to get to by that filter. Anything special I need to know installing?

 

[Jack Klarich]

Seems to be inorder. Kind of a pain to get to by that filter. Anything special I need to know installing?

Lube the new O ring, check the torque value of the bolt in your manual, a bit of dilectric grease on the wire connection will be a plus

 

[Clevelandpat]

Sensor

One question.. Will that failed sensor cause the electrical system to completely go blank. This bike will start and run 5 to 10 sec then quit. No lights no nothing. Wait about 10 seconds the lights come back on.

 

[Jack Klarich]

One question.. Will that failed sensor cause the electrical system to completely go blank. This bike will start and run 5 to 10 sec then quit. No lights no nothing. Wait about 10 seconds the lights come back on.

I have not seen that, electrical problems have a cursed past.

Check your wires on the starter, make sure you have good and clean connections. Also pull you main fuse and clean the connections just for grins

Anything is possible under the right conditions

 

[Clevelandpat]

Starter?

When the bike acts up as I said "the lights go out" literally. It's like you turn switch off. You wait a few moments and everything comes back. It will start and run a few moments and stops again. One thing when that happens it sometimes backfires trying to restart.

 

[Sidecarbill]

Work backwards from the battery with a test light. See where it goes out.

 

[rhino 2]

Work backwards from the battery with a test light. See where it goes out.

I wound't be surprised if after all is said and done a ''New Battery'' would solve the problem..AKA---Occam's Razor....

 

[Clevelandpat]

Has a new battery

It has a new battery. Electrical is my weakest skill going to try to see what I can find with test light.

 

[Jack Klarich]

I would first scan the ECM to see codes, this will give you an idea where to look for the problem

You could have multiple codes stored now

 

[Clevelandpat]

Cable

I agree after some thought. I had to go online and order the 4 pin cable to connect my handheld to the motorcycle ob connector. It's arriving today. Wish me luck.

 

[Sidecarbill]

Just curious. The new battery was installed to correct this problem or previous to this problem? I had a battery less than 2 weeks old go bad in a similar manner. Battery showed 12.6 but put load on it drop right off. Leave it sit for a minute and the voltage would slowly come up to normal.

 

[Clevelandpat]

Battery

I replaced at the start of the issue. It cranks just fine..bike starts and runs a few moments and then everything goes dead.

 

[Clevelandpat]

It was the circuit breaker

After pulling out half the hair I have left I got out out my miners headlight and magnifying glass and I found hair line Crack in the circuit breaker. Replaced it and so far all seems OK. Waiting until after lunch and I'll take it on a trial run to be sure. Wish me luck.

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[Jack Klarich]

Good Luck, and check back in

 

[Clevelandpat]

All good

Rode for an hour yesterday afternoon. No issues. Thanks for all your help. Let this be a note to everyone "always wear your glasses" if you can't see.

 

[Jack Klarich]

Good on you:clapping:

 

[PosseRider]

Happy you got it fixed. Ride safe.:clapping::clapping::clapping:

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

Good morning. Have an electrical issue on my 2001 Rood King. Riding home and everything went dead at stop sign. Everything went dead. No lights...nothing. turned switch off then on and started right up. Got to my driveway and everything dead again. I coasted to a stop. Nothing at all...everything dead. Parked for the night. Next day checked battery dead. Trickle charged...bike started but everything went dead again after 5 to 10 seconds. After few seconds light come back on. Hit starter..starts..runs 5 seconds..then everything goes dead. When it goes dead, the flasher behind the battery clicks ...any ideas?

Good to know you found the issue,if I have this issue with my 2002 Road King I will try and remember this post.