| Author | Message | ||
     Carbide |
So at the end of last season My 03 xb9 stranded me with a bead battery and the bike getting no charging power from the system. It chugged to a halt. I charged the bat in my shop and battery read 13.5 volts. I ran the bike testing the voltage at the battery and was getting no charge. I was frustrated so I put the bike away for the season and figured I would trouble shoot over the winter. I assumed it was the stator (happened to me before on other bikes) and took the primary cover off to change it out. That's where I got ahead of myself. I should have ran a few more tests. So with the cover off and not being able to run the bike I ran some of the prescribed tests called for in the manual. The stator seemed to be fine. Same with the voltage regulator. Hmmm. All the wiring looks fine. I decided to put it back together to do some running tests using the old primary oil which I had saved. Got it back together with the battery charged and blamo! It ran fine and the system was charging again. I found a loose lead from my heated grips and thought maybe it could have been that. Wrong. Rode the bike for a week with no issues and then blamo! It strands me again. Now getting no charge again! Any insight fellas? I wouldn't think the stator or voltage regulator would be intermittent would they? I would appreciate any advice! Thanks! | ||
| Rsh |
It could be the connection at the #77 connector. A number of people have had trouble with that connection including myself. Pull off the front pulley cover and check it out, when its really bad the connector will be melted inside. | ||
| Froggy |
Yea its probably a bad connection with that connector. | ||
| Midnightrider |
had a similar problem and found instructions here on how to test for a bad stator. problem was, the results were erratic - sometimes it tested fine, other times it pointed to a bad stator. after a few dozen tests it dawned on me to wiggle the 77 connector while the meter was hooked up. voila! - as i GENTLY moved the connection the meter would go all over the range. despite the fact that by visual inspection the connector contacts looked fine ( as in not melted or corroded). i took a chance and cut out the connector and hard wired the leads with a posilock connector. that was thousands of miles ago with no problems since. a $5 fix versus the time and $ to replace the stator. hope this helps. by the way i tried to search the BW for the diagnostic instructions but i'm on the road and every time i try the search it kicks my pc off the wireless internet good luck | ||
| T9r |
Here is a good link on Badweb about the && connector: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/363568.html?1209199087 Stator Check: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show .cgi?tpc=32777&post=921477#POST921477 Fried stators: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/384 2/392294.html | ||
| Carbide |
You guys rock! I'll have a look. Thanks!! | ||
| Carbide |
Okay. Once again, this is the BEST forum EVER!!!! I would have been racking my brain trying to troubleshoot that problem and with a few details you guys nailed it! You nailed it!!!! Thanks a million to all who threw in their 2 cents! |
