basketkase
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(Solved) Asking for help with electrical issue
Hi everyone!
I'm new to posting on this forum though I've been lurking for a little while.
I'm having a strange issue with my 2002 FZ1 (usa, non-california model), it can't switch off... When I move the ignition switch to the off position or locked position the lights stay on and if it was running it stays running, I can also start it again from there. The only way to turn it off completely is to disconnect the battery.
I thought it was a relatively easy fix, I ordered a new ignition switch, drilled out the old one, and installed the new one. But the problem persists, and when I found out that the problem hadn't gone away I disconnected the ignition switch (red connector under the tank) and the issue remains! The bike stays on even with the ignition switch completely removed.
After that I figured that I had caused some sort of short while installing the McCruise cruise control system since the always on issue showed itself for the first time right at the end of calibration of the cruise control. The install of the cruise didn't involve any cutting of wires because they provided connectors to place in between existing connectors to tap into various signals on the bike but I checked anyway. I completely removed all of the electrical connections of the cruise control and the problem remains.
I don't really know where to go from here, I'm spending some time tracing through the wiring diagram for anywhere I could have shorted past the ignition switch by accident somehow, but I haven't found anything yet.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Leo
Hi everyone!
I'm new to posting on this forum though I've been lurking for a little while.
I'm having a strange issue with my 2002 FZ1 (usa, non-california model), it can't switch off... When I move the ignition switch to the off position or locked position the lights stay on and if it was running it stays running, I can also start it again from there. The only way to turn it off completely is to disconnect the battery.
I thought it was a relatively easy fix, I ordered a new ignition switch, drilled out the old one, and installed the new one. But the problem persists, and when I found out that the problem hadn't gone away I disconnected the ignition switch (red connector under the tank) and the issue remains! The bike stays on even with the ignition switch completely removed.
After that I figured that I had caused some sort of short while installing the McCruise cruise control system since the always on issue showed itself for the first time right at the end of calibration of the cruise control. The install of the cruise didn't involve any cutting of wires because they provided connectors to place in between existing connectors to tap into various signals on the bike but I checked anyway. I completely removed all of the electrical connections of the cruise control and the problem remains.
I don't really know where to go from here, I'm spending some time tracing through the wiring diagram for anywhere I could have shorted past the ignition switch by accident somehow, but I haven't found anything yet.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Leo
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