• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

No Power (Electrical)

  • Thread starter Thread starter Anonymous
  • Start date Start date
A

Anonymous

Guest
Hey Guys,

Well, it's been a long time since I've posted last, but that's because since my last post I haven't done too much with my bike (82 750E). Some of you might recall my last post; I had been hit with a flood that completely filled my garage and tore through my first floor.

Well this past weekend I finally got out the old bike and started a little wrenching. There was a little bit of surface rust in the tank (It's not too bad). I changed all the fluids and put in a new battery and went to give it a go... nothing, no power anywhere at all. The fuses all look ok, so my question is this. What should I check? The wires that connect to the battery didn't look corroded or anything, in fact most of the wires look pretty good, but I guess I'll get back and check those wires, but could it be something other then the wires?

Thanks guys,

Drew
 
If you bike was under water I'd check out the connectors and switches. Get a can of contact cleaner and take them apart and spray them off good. Then check the continuity across them after cleaning.
 
1. check battery. Some 'new' ones are just plain duds
2. check ALL fuses.
3. if the above checks out, make sure your battery connections are TIGHT. use a wrench/socket, not a screwdriver ( I know this from experience!)

Let us know.....
 
get a voltage meter, or one of those test lights.. and start proding away.. just trace your 12 volts and soon you will find out where it stops...
 
Good grief, don't use a wrench on your battery connections!

I've seen people twist the battery lugs off with a screwdriver. They're just soft lead. Clean the battery lugs and connectors with a bit of sandpaper and just use a screwdriver to tighten the bolts.
 
No Good Grief about it. It works, and works well. for sockets, 1/4 inch drive. For wrenches, 4 inch ones work well. If your mechanically inclined, you'll know just how much torque the steel nuts and bolts need to take.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top