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te 450 keeps popping starter fuse?

2wheels

2wheels

Husqvarna
B Class
2004 model. bike was wet upto the headlight (that worrying moment the exhaust note becomes a burble lol) anyhow it starts on the button most days but is popping he 15amp fuse quite a lot? any ideas of earth points i can be checking or any other things to look out for?

many thanks
 
2wheels said:
2004 model. bike was wet upto the headlight (that worrying moment the exhaust note becomes a burble lol) anyhow it starts on the button most days but is popping he 15amp fuse quite a lot? any ideas of earth points i can be checking or any other things to look out for?

many thanks
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Something has to be wet. If it wasn't doing it before you went swimming with the bike, and it's doing it now, the only common factor is moisture. it could also be a connector somewhere grounding out that shouldn't be. Ive had that happen before. The horn switch was grounding out on the handlebar and it was causing it to blow the fuse. Luckily, there isn't much wiring harness to these bikes, so it's pretty easy to trace the few accesories that are routed throughout and see if there is a cut, loose or wet connector, or something tracing to earth.
 
sorted thanks. dont jnow what it was but u cleaned all connectors and re wrapped some of the wiring. problem solved coatwd the lot in duck oil while i was at it ;-)
 
2wheels said:
sorted thanks. dont jnow what it was but u cleaned all connectors and re wrapped some of the wiring. problem solved coatwd the lot in duck oil while i was at it ;-)
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Yeah, thats often all it takes. Some moisture or bare wire will do wonders to electrical systems.
 
it was drawing too much current that is the electrical answer. the cause? looks like one of the things you did fixed it, good news, its always good to do the maintenance cycle for everything including electrical.
 
i think it was actually the rear light shorting as the bulb was gone. this would also explain why it would run and stsrt repeatwdly untill i rode it (and used the brake) the back end had been submerged and im not sure if there is supposed to bwme a grommet or something but there is a big hole where the wires go to the rear light so it was baisically full of mud/water. il plug it with silicone or similar i think. thanks for your help guys
 
2wheels said:
i think it was actually the rear light shorting as the bulb was gone. this would also explain why it would run and stsrt repeatwdly untill i rode it (and used the brake) the back end had been submerged and im not sure if there is supposed to bwme a grommet or something but there is a big hole where the wires go to the rear light so it was baisically full of mud/water. il plug it with silicone or similar i think. thanks for your help guys
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Yeah, that would definitely do it. Wow.
 
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