I need help
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I need help
I know this is the wrong forum, but no responses in the electrical forum. Have a 98 Fatboy, changted the switch housings to chrome, put everything together and now brake light from front or rear, no turn signals. Brake switch is intact...bike starts and runs fine.Running lights work fine...is there an accessory fuse I could have blown? No SM...thanks in advance.
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Hold on Dude, that's a common reply here not one meant to be rude or unhelpful. Did you cut and tape or anything? If so I suggest heat shrink. Maybe a wire is grounding out or 2 wires touching. Lastly fuses, not sure on a 98 but maybe under the seat? Do you have a 2 pronged test light? I am always interested in an electrical problem and it's solution. Good luck and let us know what you find.
EDIT: Don't blow the sight off Dude, it is the best one, most informative, a few TOP vendors and a lot of great people.
EDIT: Don't blow the sight off Dude, it is the best one, most informative, a few TOP vendors and a lot of great people.
Last edited by tbonetony06; 06-28-2014 at 10:25 AM.
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I think posting a link to where a manual can be obtained is helpful, however the post could have been worded like:
"I can't help you on your specific problem, but you might want to just get a manual in case nobody can be of help here, below is a link to one".
That being said I think tbonetony is sending you on the right direction.
Obviously it was something related to the wiring work that was done since the housings don't control anything.
The best troubleshooting fix here is to retrace your steps in installing the housing and perhaps reconfigure everything the way it was and start all over again.
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Fuses test good...had the ignition switch fail at the same time I was doing the housing replacement...think perhaps the faulty switch triggered a relay or inline fuse. Got the brake light switch to work by shimming, now the brake light worksnfront and rear but pupse 3 times before constant. Horn and turn signals still nonfunctional.
Fuses test good...had the ignition switch fail at the same time I was doing the housing replacement...think perhaps the faulty switch triggered a relay or inline fuse. Got the brake light switch to work by shimming, now the brake light worksnfront and rear but pupse 3 times before constant. Horn and turn signals still nonfunctional.
Last edited by dochawken; 06-28-2014 at 03:48 PM.
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Hold on Dude, that's a common reply here not one meant to be rude or unhelpful. Did you cut and tape or anything? If so I suggest heat shrink. Maybe a wire is grounding out or 2 wires touching. Lastly fuses, not sure on a 98 but maybe under the seat? Do you have a 2 pronged test light? I am always interested in an electrical problem and it's solution. Good luck and let us know what you find.
EDIT: Don't blow the sight off Dude, it is the best one, most informative, a few TOP vendors and a lot of great people.
EDIT: Don't blow the sight off Dude, it is the best one, most informative, a few TOP vendors and a lot of great people.
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Fuses test good...had the ignition switch fail at the same time I was doing the housing replacement...think perhaps the faulty switch triggered a relay or inline fuse. Got the brake light switch to work by shimming, now the brake light worksnfront and rear but pupse 3 times before constant. Horn and turn signals still nonfunctional.
If you haven't already, pull the seat, check the fuses and look for a brake light modulator. If the turn signal bulbs are incandescent, check the bulbs. Stranger things can happen.
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At 350 post on this forum one would think skin would be a bit thicker.
I think posting a link to where a manual can be obtained is helpful, however the post could have been worded like:
"I can't help you on your specific problem, but you might want to just get a manual in case nobody can be of help here, below is a link to one".
That being said I think tbonetony is sending you on the right direction.
Obviously it was something related to the wiring work that was done since the housings don't control anything.
The best troubleshooting fix here is to retrace your steps in installing the housing and perhaps reconfigure everything the way it was and start all over again.
I think posting a link to where a manual can be obtained is helpful, however the post could have been worded like:
"I can't help you on your specific problem, but you might want to just get a manual in case nobody can be of help here, below is a link to one".
That being said I think tbonetony is sending you on the right direction.
Obviously it was something related to the wiring work that was done since the housings don't control anything.
The best troubleshooting fix here is to retrace your steps in installing the housing and perhaps reconfigure everything the way it was and start all over again.