Electrical Issues

Bulldog02

Member
2002 Bulldog Electrical Issues

Good morning everyone! I have a few electrical issues on my 2002 Bulldog.

1. I would ride it for a few miles and it would die out, jump start and down the road a few miles and die. Went overseas to work for a year came back bought new battery. Drove it from my friends house to mine, 13 miles, and a few blocks away it died, took longer than normal to jump start but got it going and made it home. So something is wrong stator/vr.

2. On that drive home when it died the 4 inch fuel hose that goes i assume from one side of the tank to the other started leaking. Like i said, jumped it made it home. Replaced hose, put battery on tender and a couple weeks later hooked it all up and now no power. Battery is fine. No lights or lights on EHC, nothing at all. :bang::bang:

Any help or guidance is greatly appreciated.
Repspectfully, Tony
 
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woodbutcher

Mr. Old Fart member #145
Staff member
well, one of the worst things you can do to the EHC is to jumpstart the bike.

could end up being something as simple as the gas caps are not venting. but that doesn't help the possibility of the EHC being fried.
 

Bulldog02

Member
I know about the jumpstart thing Woodbutcher but I really didnt have an option at the time. I just dont see how the EHC is fried if I got it started and drove it the 1/4 mile home. Of course I could be wrong. I just dont know where to begin. I do know I have to fix that problem first so I can figure out the other problem of bad stator or VR.
 
Generally what happens on a jump, if it goes bad, is the inbound micro breaker gets fried. Once you shut the bike off you never get power again. The problem with jumping is you have no control over the voltage being sent into your system. If the feed exceeds the units capabilities, which it very easily can, then you end up with burned out components.
If in fact your EHC is toast, which it sounds like it is, I can get you into another Thunderheart module for a reasonable price.
 

Bulldog02

Member
Thanks KaptinAmerika...Dang...I was hoping it wasnt the EHC...I guess PM me a price and Ill go from there. As for the original problem...do you think its the VR or stator?
 

francoblay1

The Spaniard
I did jump start my 06 K9 about 10 times when I first got it about three years ago.... it had a bad battery.... and I am still running the original EHC.

The main thing while jump starting the bike is to make sure that the other vehicle´s engine is off!

:cheers:
 
Yes you can do that Franco but I prefer to tell people to NOT Jump start the bike from an automobile EVER. Its to easy to be drunk or just stupid and forget to turn the car off and BOOM your screwed.
The best thing for anyone to do is buy the Micro Start XP, keep it with you when you ride and never have to worry about it again.
Micro StartXP
Just ask my buddy Raywood....:D
 
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francoblay1

The Spaniard
Yes you can do that Franco but I prefer to tell people to NOT Jump start the bike from an automobile EVER. Its to easy to be drunk or just stupid and forget to turn the car off and BOOM your screwed.
The best thing for anyone to do is buy the Micro Start XP, keep it with you when you ride and never have to worry about it again.
Micro StartXP
Just ask my buddy Raywood....:D
Curtis, I received my Micro Star yesterday!!!! talking about fast!!! Awesome piece of kit to have! :2thumbs:

:cheers:
 
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