Re: [St] The Dreaded "No Start" Syndrome

["marc Ve" <daytona955.marc@xxxxxxxxx>]

cool, new word - disapperas............... no spell check in google?

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 8:32 PM, marc Ve <daytona955.marc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> hi guys,
>
> my daytona did the same thing.
>
> after many hiurs of hunting (no testing kit) I eventially worked out that
> the starter switch has two contacts that go out, dont know where the second
> one goes, but that a squirt of wd40 into the switch cured it.
>
> still have no idea where the second wire goes, it disapperas into the
> harness.
>
> the first wire goes to the starter relay, and with the plastic off I could
> hear it click if I hit the switch, but the starter wouldnt spin.
>
>
> cheers
>
>
> marc
> Cape Town
>
>
> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:43 PM, <brettwilson21@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>>  It sounds suspiciously like the wiring harness from the left switch
>> block.
>>
>> I had this issue on my 99ST. When I stripped away the outer sheath I found
>> a few "Y" splits with some very cheap and flimsy crimps. They were all
>> corroded and one of them was hanging on by a single strand of copper.
>>
>>
>>
>> When the connection was broken, there was no electrics, which sounds very
>> much like your symptoms.
>>
>> I cut away the outer sheath further and replaced all the crimps with
>> soldered joints. I did this on the bike as it looked like a real pain to
>> remove the harness. I cant remember what I used but I then replaced the
>> outer sheath and ran it all the way to the under side of the switch block to
>> stop moisture getting in.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>> Brett.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nathan Maher <nate@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Thu, 29 May 2008 11:12 pm
>> Subject: [St] The Dreaded "No Start" Syndrome
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>> So, I commuted to work on the bike yesterday and all was right with the
>> world.  When I went to leave work I use through the usual launch prep and
>> when it came time to thumb the starter I got a slight click sound and all
>> the electrics went out.  Frack.  So I reset the key to the start position
>> and prayed that the bike gods wouldn't leave me stranded at work and this
>> time when I hit the go button it fired like normal.?
>> ?
>>
>> This morning, hoping to once again use the bike for its intended purpose
>> I got ready to leave and unfortunately got nothing for my efforts.
>> Pushing the starter button shut the whole works down, seemingly for good.
>> ?No fire, no turnover, no nothing.  Resetting the key from off to start
>> also had no effect for a long time and then finally it lit the dash
>> again.  However, it still refused to do so much as turnover.  :(?
>> ?
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>> I've checked the connections at the battery and they are tight and clean.
>> ?Voltage at the battery is good (it's less than a year old) and
>> everything else is visually fine.  So I figure I'm probably yet another
>> victim of the shorted wire business that seems to afflict many members.
>> Can someone recommend any trouble shooting to try before I bring it to
>> the dealer and they liberate me from large sums of $$??
>> ?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,?
>> ?
>>
>> Nate?
>>
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