New problem 08 K9 won't turn over need help.

[badyellowvette]

Yesterday the hi-beam indicator came on so I figured low beam burned out. Today I found my old headlight bulb to try and found the plug melted, I think I have a ceramic plug somewhere to put on. Cleaned up the wires to see if the old bulb would work and it comes on with no hi beam indicator but the hi/lo button does not change it. Plugged in the other bulb and the same thing.
Tried to start the bike and nothing when the starter button is pushed. Tried the newly installed slam button and nothing. Battery is up and have lights. What to check next?

 

[Th3InfamousI]

Check the voltage at the wires. Yellow is low and White is High. See if you have 12v on white when you hit high beam.

Also does the indicator come on?

Do you have the EHC is it throwing fault codes?

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[BWG56]

Fuse blown? or circuit breaker kicked?

 

[badyellowvette]

I have 12V at plug, indicator does not come on and there is a yellow light on and a green flashing light on EHC I guess that means no codes.
Where are breakers?

 

[badyellowvette]

Breaker seems OK the black button on the side isn't sticking out more then 1/6" might check it with a voltmeter.

 

[badyellowvette]

Breaker checks out OK.

 

[DRBarnhart]

I'd be pulling that new slam button out and checking the contacts.

Dennis

PS As I've said a bazillion times before, the circuit breaker has got nothing to do with whether the bike will turn over or not! It's there to protect the bike from a "runaway" charging system... that's it!!!

 

[Brew]

I'd be pulling that new slam button out and checking the contacts.

Dennis

PS As I've said a bazillion times before, the circuit breaker has got nothing to do with whether the bike will turn over or not! It's there to protect the bike from a "runaway" charging system... that's it!!!

Here here I concur!!!

 

[badyellowvette]

what exactly could be wrong with the slam button that would cause that?

 

[DRBarnhart]

what exactly could be wrong with the slam button that would cause that?

The contacts in your starter solenoid that are made when you push the START button OR push in the slam button could be burnt and/or broken or have a broken wire going to them. It's even possible these contacts have been your problem all along... It won't take much time and no money to check it out.

Dennis

 

[Sven]

Are the battery posts tight? Is there corrosion at the battery posts? Is there 12v at the starter motor leg where the hot wire goes to the starter motor? Is there 12v to the starter solenoid?

 

[badyellowvette]

Are the battery posts tight? Is there corrosion at the battery posts? Is there 12v at the starter motor leg where the hot wire goes to the starter motor? Is there 12v to the starter solenoid?

Curtis rebuilt my starter this summer.
All connections are good. I have 12v at the starter motor, I have nothing at the starter solenoid when pressing run, start.

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Have you checked continuity at your PCB control board to make sure the starter button is working correctly?

 

[badyellowvette]

Have you checked continuity at your PCB control board to make sure the starter button is working correctly?

Not yet, your talking about the hand control switch starter/button? Funny this started with my hi/low highlight button now that button doesn't work or my starter button.

 

[KaptinAmerika]

Yes, I'm not saying it is bad but that often tends to be where the problem lies.
I'm not sure what you mean by "this started with my Hi/Lo button".
Are you saying the starter issue started with your Hi/Lo button?

 

[Olde Man]

One thing at a time. Hold one of your voltmeter leads on the large wire going to the starter and the other lead on the starter case. When you hit the slam button does the voltage drop at all. If no drop look at the starter. Put your meter across the both battery terminal center post and press the slam button. Does the battery voltage change? If it drops it means the starter is trying to run and the connections are probably ok. Now put one lead on the engine and one one the battery ground center post and hit the slam button. You should not read any voltage. If you do you have a bad ground connection. Put one lead on the battery negative post and one on the clamp around the post and hit the slam button. You should not read anything if the connection is good. Do the same with a lead on the positive center post and the clamp around it and hit the slam button. If you read voltage you have a bad connection. What we are looking for is the open by putting a load on the system and seeing where the voltage drop is.

 

[badyellowvette]

Yes, I'm not saying it is bad but that often tends to be where the problem lies.
I'm not sure what you mean by "this started with my Hi/Lo button".
Are you saying the starter issue started with your Hi/Lo button?

The starter issue started when I took the headlight apart to see why the hi-beam indicator was staying on and I found the melted plug. It started and ran up to that point.

 

[badyellowvette]

Slam button does turn over the motor. I was parked in a bad spot and wasn't pushing it in all the way. Now the horn is blowing and the headlight is flashing when the key is on,WTF.

 

[KaptinAmerika]

That is an indication by the EHC that the voltage is too low.

 

[badyellowvette]

That is an indication by the EHC that the voltage is too low.

Thanks Curtis, I just read that in some old threads. Had my battery maintainer off while moving the bike and didn't put it back on