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11-05-2017, 11:30 AM | #1 |
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Nomad wont start. Ign. wire ?
Hi everyone. This has happened 3 times in the past & I thought it was the battery wires, but now I'm sure it is not, wires are tight & the battery is fully charged. Heres whats up, I turn the Ign. switch, the speedo goes up & down as normal. But when I press the start button I hear clicking from the right side, I'm guessing it is contacts opening & closing. But then I lose power for a second. The speedo goes up & down again but my odometers & clock are reset. Are these the symptoms of the ignition wire under the tank that Kaw. says isn't a problem on the Nomad ?
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11-05-2017, 12:15 PM | #2 |
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It is not a symptom of the ignition wire recall on the 1700s. I'll bet your spedo recycling again happens when you release the start button and voltage returns to normal.
It is a symptom of loss of voltage or starter relay. I would start by connecting a voltmeter across the battery and see what happens when you try to start the bike. A voltage drop to 11 volts would be OK. Lower and your looking at a battery issue. if voltage stays around pre-start level your looking at wiring problem.
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11-06-2017, 07:31 PM | #3 |
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+1 on what Hillhouse said. It could be some other problem, but the clicking and display resets usually mean a bad battery.
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11-07-2017, 07:05 AM | #4 | |
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11-07-2017, 12:19 PM | #5 | |
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11-07-2017, 02:16 PM | #6 |
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It's the battery.
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11-07-2017, 02:45 PM | #7 |
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I would concur with others, probably battery. It can be fully charged and not retaining amps.mmi had a car that had the same issue, battery was fully charged, 14.8V but not enough amps to turn it over.
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11-08-2017, 05:47 AM | #8 |
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Just because the charger, or the meter for that matter, says the battery is fully charged, it isn't necessarily.
It is likely just a surface charge. 99 out of 100 times when the odometer and clock reset, the battery needs to be replaced. It is what it is.
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11-08-2017, 04:45 PM | #9 |
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It really is most likely the battery, or if you’re lucky a loose ground connection but it sounds like a cell is opening up under a load.
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11-08-2017, 06:42 PM | #10 |
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Your clock and trip meter resetting means the power delivery from the battery was not sufficient enough to sustain the memory on those devices. It's the same as disconnecting the battery leads. If your battery is 5 years old... replace it. Especially since your having these problem that all indications point to it failing under a load, ie starting the motorcycle.
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11-09-2017, 01:03 PM | #11 |
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Well I guess I lucked out that it died slowly, the first time it happened I was somewhere in PA. in Aug. I would rather it be the battery instead of having to hunt down an electrical gremlin. And the timing couldn't be better, black Friday sales are next week. Thanks everyone.
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