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The C10, aka Kawasaki Concours - The Original => The Bike - C10 => Topic started by: yoman on September 23, 2014, 06:57:17 PM

Title: electrical gremlin
Post by: yoman on September 23, 2014, 06:57:17 PM
Gauges, Tach, neutral light, all quit working. Both turn signal indicators both come on with high beams but the high beam indicator does not!

J- Box???????

Thanks, Tom
Title: Re: electrical gremlin
Post by: MAN OF BLUES on September 23, 2014, 07:34:19 PM
did you spray down the bike with a hose, directed at the left grip switch pod?
I think you should start at the major front harness plugs under the front left side fairing pocket, unplug and re-plug them all. Bad connections. Then move on to the J box plug, do the unplug/replug thing. and follow up with whacking the Jbox stoutly with the bike running. Gauges, Tach, neutral light, all quit working sounds like fuse issue.

I thinking the grip pod is the offender, it houses all the connections that would make signals and highbeam issue.
Title: Re: electrical gremlin
Post by: yoman on September 24, 2014, 05:20:42 PM
okay sorry for forgetting the important stuff, its a 2002 with 63000 miles. oil pressure, neutral, highbeam indicator don't work. tach, fuel gauge and temp gauge are inoperative. turn signal indicators work but come on with highbeams. Tail, brake lights and horn all work normally. four way flashers work correctly also.

Thanks for all of the advice, trying to whittle this down.
Title: Re: electrical gremlin
Post by: tweeter55 on September 24, 2014, 07:35:38 PM
Sounds like a bad ground in the system if it's feeding through some lamps when they shouldn't be lit.
Title: Re: electrical gremlin
Post by: yoman on September 27, 2014, 11:05:34 AM
Found a poor connection up  in the fairing. time for some electrical contact cleaner and dielectric grease!
Title: Re: electrical gremlin
Post by: tweeter55 on September 27, 2014, 01:21:08 PM
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