starting issues after hard rain

3dognight

New Member
Hey guys. I was caught in a hard rain storm the other day, bike in the parking lot at work. 2004 Pitbull with stock ign module and EHC. After my meeting and between showers I dried the seat and bars and hit the start button and got a click. Pulled seat to check battery and all under seat seemed to be dry. Trailered it home and dried it out as much as I could, EHC, bar controls, etc. I still get a click from the starter but sometimes not even that, nothing but lights. If I do get a starter click the lights will go dim and very slowly come back to bright but still nothing on the starter. I get no light on TH module either when hitting starter. Put the battery on big charger shows 13.5v. I looked for a thread but didnt see one right off. Checked the other dog in the garage and EHC lights are identical with key on. Talked to Steve at Bikers Dream, have used them many times before, and he said bad EHC. Could be yes but strange that I rode it 10 miles to work and after a hard rain it wont start. I have washed it many times and been caught in rain before and it still ran. Any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

HMAN

I just like my Freedom
Supporting Member
I would start by drying and checking all connections and fill em with dielectic grease. You may want to pull the start switch apart and make sure its dry as well. When you have the opportunity you might want to waterproof your Pit by spraying all the pc boards with a good marine conformal coating. Keep us updated, it sounds water related to me.
 

Nukeranger

Nukeranger
How old is your battery and did you do a capacity test to see if it can deliver at least 270 Cold Cranking Amps (CCA)? If you have a healthy battery and you hear a click from the Starter solenoid, then the solenoid may need to be cleaned or replaced.
 

Srodden

Well-Known Member
How old is your battery and did you do a capacity test to see if it can deliver at least 270 Cold Cranking Amps (CCA)? If you have a healthy battery and you hear a click from the Starter solenoid, then the solenoid may need to be cleaned or replaced.
:iagree:
Maybe the water issue drained the battery and killed it ?
 
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