No Power! (Wiring Question)

[JayT]

sounds like you have multiple issues to address here. rust in the tank, eh? i predict a full carb cleaning is in your future. has anyone pointed you to basscliff's site? have you seen the top ten newbie mistakes thread? plenty in both of those to keep you busy, if you havent gotten that far yet.....

Yeaaa quite a few things lined up! I spend solid time on Basscliff's Newbie List (especially since it continues to grow). I had the tank treated professionally in a shop. I took the carbs off and dipped them (wanted to sync them and that's when I ran into the ignition issue).

[Brendan W]

My main fuse keeps blowing out. If my right control "start engine" button doesn't work, could that be what's wrong?

If the button is out more than likely someone had a go at repairing the switch assembly. If they got it wrong and bits are floating around and or those orange/white wires are touching the bar or the metal part of the switch housing that could be your short.

[JayT]

An update to my starting issue--- I installed my new R/H controls and it struggled to start. When it finally started, it dies quickly after if I don't feather the throttle. Cylinder 2-3 are cold and 1-4 are blazing. When I tried to start it back up, my new battery is barely holding power. From what I've read, 1) I'm looking at taking the good ol' carbs off once again. 2) I'm in need of an R/R, stator, and new coils as well?

[dantodd]

I would take care of what you KNOW first. Get all cylinders firing first. Keep your battery up using charger until then. If the battery hasn't been destroyed it is possible it is just getting run down trying to start a bike on 2 cylinders.

You need air, fuel, and spark to run so find out which one if missing. When it's 2 and 3 naturally your first thought is the coil since that is the common bit so start there. If that's the problem you might not need to tear back into the carbs if you are confident you did the job right the first time.

Once you have all 4 firing see if the carbs are working properly. If they aren't then get them up to snuff.

Once the carbs are in order and the bike runs well with a charged battery do posplayer's charger system test and see what's what there.

Jumping around to too many systems can exacerbate problems.
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