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

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

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:

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>  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.
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> 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.
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> Hope this helps.
> Brett.
>
>
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> -----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.?
> ?
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> 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 $$??
> ?
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> Thanks in advance,?
> ?
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> Nate?
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> 00SprintRS?
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