Electrical problems AGAIN!! - Page 2

blowndodge · 03-29-2010, 02:44 PM

Scott to the rescue!!!!

sharps45100 · 03-29-2010, 04:29 PM

Where was the vacuum leak at that way we all know to look there if our bikes start to ride like what you described. Thanks for info, Sharps.

macmac · 03-29-2010, 04:42 PM

I bet at the intake brass throttle body fitting...

**Jared** · 03-29-2010, 08:52 PM

What I THINK happened (and I have no clue if it did or not) is that the negative battery terminal was loose and it caused the bike to die.

I drifted the bike into a parking lot and I think when I was drifting, the two brass tubes that you plug off when doing the intake mod blew air instead of sucked it. This caused both those caps to pop off.

That is where the link problem was and I have no idea how they would have both popped off at the same time, but they did. Maybe someone else has a better explanation.

macmac · 03-29-2010, 10:09 PM

Yeah that can make sence.... If the engine spit back thru the intake with a miss fire the caps could blow off easy.

Is this or was it a cali bike? In the work I have dome the only brass port I have capped off goes to the vacuum pod that feeds air to the reed valves. I call the vac pod a medusa head, since it looks snakey.

I am aware that at least on cali bike there is a like brass port. I don't recall capping that one.

The two I am taking about are on the intake thottle body, not the 2 in the oem air box where 7 inch adapter plates go on the right side only.

Any and all plastic caps need to be replace once a year. If not replaced inspected. They can get brittle from heat, crack or become loose.

AlabamaNomadRider · 03-30-2010, 01:30 AM

Glad to hear you got it going again Jared. Man it has been a rough couple of weeks for you. Maybe that will be it for you. You might have clear sailing from now on.

**schoeney** · 03-30-2010, 01:59 AM

That was an interesting adventure...and a good lesson. I don't have intake mods but I would not have thought to check that even if I did.

I am a novice mechanic...even worse...a non-mechanic. That is why I do very few mods...I get frustrated when something mechanical doesn't run properly or at all. This is probably why I go overboard on maintenance to make sure I don't have issues on the road.

I do admire you mechanics that tackle the mods and understand what the heck you are doing.

Jared..buy yourself a nice cool one...you deserve it!

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03-29-2010, 04:29 PM	#17
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03-29-2010, 04:42 PM	#18
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Electrical problems AGAIN!! I bet at the intake brass throttle body fitting... __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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03-29-2010, 08:52 PM	#19
Jared Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Greeley, Colorado Posts: 6,772	Electrical problems AGAIN!! What I THINK happened (and I have no clue if it did or not) is that the negative battery terminal was loose and it caused the bike to die. I drifted the bike into a parking lot and I think when I was drifting, the two brass tubes that you plug off when doing the intake mod blew air instead of sucked it. This caused both those caps to pop off. That is where the link problem was and I have no idea how they would have both popped off at the same time, but they did. Maybe someone else has a better explanation. __________________ Jared VBA #1051 (Former President)
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03-29-2010, 10:09 PM	#20
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Electrical problems AGAIN!! Yeah that can make sence.... If the engine spit back thru the intake with a miss fire the caps could blow off easy. Is this or was it a cali bike? In the work I have dome the only brass port I have capped off goes to the vacuum pod that feeds air to the reed valves. I call the vac pod a medusa head, since it looks snakey. I am aware that at least on cali bike there is a like brass port. I don't recall capping that one. The two I am taking about are on the intake thottle body, not the 2 in the oem air box where 7 inch adapter plates go on the right side only. Any and all plastic caps need to be replace once a year. If not replaced inspected. They can get brittle from heat, crack or become loose. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-30-2010, 01:30 AM	#21
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Electrical problems AGAIN!! Glad to hear you got it going again Jared. Man it has been a rough couple of weeks for you. Maybe that will be it for you. You might have clear sailing from now on. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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03-30-2010, 01:59 AM	#22
schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	Electrical problems AGAIN!! That was an interesting adventure...and a good lesson. I don't have intake mods but I would not have thought to check that even if I did. I am a novice mechanic...even worse...a non-mechanic. That is why I do very few mods...I get frustrated when something mechanical doesn't run properly or at all. This is probably why I go overboard on maintenance to make sure I don't have issues on the road. I do admire you mechanics that tackle the mods and understand what the heck you are doing. Jared..buy yourself a nice cool one...you deserve it! __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina
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