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main fuse blows when powered

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when the key is turned to the start position the main power fuse blows in less than 5 seconds. just started doing this for no apparent reason. is this a common problem or will i need one of those dealer only, stick it to me, bend over repairs? i can jump the silonoid and the starter spins but no start, no power. any ideas?
 
samhegler said:
when the key is turned to the start position the main power fuse blows in less than 5 seconds. just started doing this for no apparent reason. is this a common problem or will i need one of those dealer only, stick it to me, bend over repairs? i can jump the silonoid and the starter spins but no start, no power. any ideas?
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I had a project bike that I bought with that exact problem. In the case of my bike, either the stator or the R/R went bad and caused the main fuse to blow. If I unplugged the stator from the R/R, the bike would start and run fine (with no blown fuse) but, of course, it was running off battery power only. I never did get to the bike before selling it (recently), so I don't know which of the two parts was the troublemaker.

Try unplugging the three stator wires and see what happens. If the fuse stops blowing, it's just a matter of testing each component individually to see which one needs replacing.

Good luck, whatever it turns out to be!

Regards,
 
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Planecrazy said:
I had a project bike that I bought with that exact problem. In the case of my bike, either the stator or the R/R went bad and caused the main fuse to blow. If I unplugged the stator from the R/R, the bike would start and run fine (with no blown fuse) but, of course, it was running off battery power only. I never did get to the bike before selling it (recently), so I don't know which of the two parts was the troublemaker.

Try unplugging the three stator wires and see what happens. If the fuse stops blowing, it's just a matter of testing each component individually to see which one needs replacing.

Good luck, whatever it turns out to be!

Regards,
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Same scenario for me. Two stator wires corroded and crossed eachother. Replaced them and set them aside from eachother and no more blown fuse.
 
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