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



I had a similar problem  with my '00 RS a couple of years ago. It turned out
to be a short in the left hand switch gear, which was replaced. Don't know
if that's your issue, but if it happened on one, it might happen on others.

Terry Lewis
00 Sprint RS


On 5/29/08, Nathan Maher <nate@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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.  :(
>
> 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
> 00SprintRS
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