Lazarus

[Skinhead]

So back in October, I picked up a project 99 Interstate with 70000 miles on it.  It sat outside for a year and was in need of lots of TLC.  So after stopping him down and cleaning, polishing, and repairing plastic, I was trying to clean the accumulated crap off the wiring harness prior to beginning reassembly.  In the process I found the starter relay is toast, and may have discovered why.

Here's the relay. 

Can you spot the issue in the second photo?

[hubcapsc]

I'm not sure about the second photo, but maybe
someone replaced the main fuse with a wire?
If that is what we're seeing, look in there and see
if the "extra" fuse is still there  ...

-Mike

[The emperor has no clothes]

That's one way to fix a blown fuse 

[Jess from VA]

Stupid is as stupid does.   

[MAD6Gun]

Stupid is as stupid does.   

That's for sure. There is a spare fuse in the fuse box cover. If not they are not that expensive.

[bill-jr]

You dont have to worry about blowing the dog bone fuse anymore huh?
I got some good I/S parts joe what do you need?
Still need the belt cover?
I think i got a good harness also . . .

[Jess from VA]

Is that like the penny in the old fuse box in the basement?   

[crow]

Cigarette pack foil got me home more than once back in the day

[Skinhead]

You dont have to worry about blowing the dog bone fuse anymore huh?
I got some good I/S parts joe what do you need?
Still need the belt cover?
I think i got a good harness also . . .

Hey Bill,

Yes I still need a decent timing belt cover if you have one.  I also need a right engine guard, and a starter relay and the harness connector for it.  I know there is a repair kit available for the connector,.I need too look it up if you don't want too cut up a harness.  If you have those parts, let me know what you need for them.  248_729_1169.  Thanks.

[Avanti]

Maybe he counted 55 copper strands and said good enough.

A really big fusible link.

[..]

Cigarette pack foil got me home more than once back in the day

[Skinhead]

Well, I'm getting there slowly but surely.  I painted some rusty fairing and trunk brackets and finished polishing the wheels, got the forks rebuilt and back on, carbs are cleaned, new intake O rings, and back on the motor.  I had a spare set of rear turn signals that came with a rear fender I bought, I decided to use this rather than clean up the mess that was on the original bike.  Trouble is, the right signal housing was damaged, so I swapped it out with the one from the original set up.  Apparently one of the previous owners had converted the turn signals to function as brake lights as well.  So I had to swap out the bulb socket.

I didn't quite understand why they did this as they used the original yellow lenses (I never saw yellow brake lights before), but whoever did the conversion thought it would be a good idea to drill 2 holes in the lense and run screws through the lense into the signal housing.  This setup leaked and the housing was full of dirt inside.  I thought I was a pretty decent hack when it came to screwing things up, but I think I am a novice when compared to whoever did some of the mods on this bike.

[The emperor has no clothes]

Well, I'm getting there slowly but surely.  I painted some rusty fairing and trunk brackets and finished polishing the wheels, got the forks rebuilt and back on, carbs are cleaned, new intake O rings, and back on the motor.  I had a spare set of rear turn signals that came with a rear fender I bought, I decided to use this rather than clean up the mess that was on the original bike.  Trouble is, the right signal housing was damaged, so I swapped it out with the one from the original set up.  Apparently one of the previous owners had converted the turn signals to function as brake lights as well.  So I had to swap out the bulb socket.

I didn't quite understand why they did this as they used the original yellow lenses (I never saw yellow brake lights before), but whoever did the conversion thought it would be a good idea to drill 2 holes in the lense and run screws through the lense into the signal housing.  This setup leaked and the housing was full of dirt inside.  I thought I was a pretty decent hack when it came to screwing things up, but I think I am a novice when compared to whoever did some of the mods on this bike.

that's one way to convert the "1 screw housing" into the old style 2 screw. (Did he at least use the proper dry wall screws ?)

[baldo]

Well, I'm getting there slowly but surely.  I painted some rusty fairing and trunk brackets and finished polishing the wheels, got the forks rebuilt and back on, carbs are cleaned, new intake O rings, and back on the motor.  I had a spare set of rear turn signals that came with a rear fender I bought, I decided to use this rather than clean up the mess that was on the original bike.  Trouble is, the right signal housing was damaged, so I swapped it out with the one from the original set up.  Apparently one of the previous owners had converted the turn signals to function as brake lights as well.  So I had to swap out the bulb socket.

I didn't quite understand why they did this as they used the original yellow lenses (I never saw yellow brake lights before), but whoever did the conversion thought it would be a good idea to drill 2 holes in the lense and run screws through the lense into the signal housing.  This setup leaked and the housing was full of dirt inside.  I thought I was a pretty decent hack when it came to screwing things up, but I think I am a novice when compared to whoever did some of the mods on this bike.

Everyone has a unique skill.....

[Binkie]

Joe...looking at the 2nd picture, how did that wire wire not dry. It appears to be jumped between positive and negative. I know it is just jumping that fuse but the wiring color is confusing.

[Skinhead]

Joe...looking at the 2nd picture, how did that wire wire not dry. It appears to be jumped between positive and negative. I know it is just jumping that fuse but the wiring color is confusing.

That wire was installed in place of the 55 amp dog bone fuse.  It is in line in the B+ lead to the starter relay and everything else downstream from the battery.  it goes + to +, not + to -.

[vanagon40]

I also need . . . a starter relay and the harness connector for it.  I know there is a repair kit available for the connector,.I need too look it up if you don't want too cut up a harness.

A couple of old threads on replacements for the starter relay and connector:

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,45371.0.html

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,39745.0.html

[Skinhead]

I also need . . . a starter relay and the harness connector for it.  I know there is a repair kit available for the connector,.I need too look it up if you don't want too cut up a harness.

A couple of old threads on replacements for the starter relay and connector:

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,45371.0.html

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,39745.0.html

Thanks, I got a replacement from my buddy Bill-Jr.