i was riding then....

[skids]

Hey Lee, if you jumper to the solonoid, make sure the bike is out of gear as you will be in no position to keep it upright...

[lee_dutcher]

[/QUOTE] make sure the bike is out of gear[/QUOTE] so i did some tracking down and found i was getting power to the main but none to the igniton. so i cheacked that little black box and in the top left wher the battery + goes to and the blue wire show no power.well atleast that what my power probe tells me.my fieldpiece poped a fuse so i wasnt able to find contiuity.but i cleaned all the connectors.i guess i try some more tomorrow. pisses me off it f=ckin riding season.but love tinkering

[dbeardslee]

That little black box is the starter solenoid, if I'm understanding you correctly. Just under and a little to the right of the 'hot' wire (bolted on wire - goes to battery +) there should be a red/wht terminating in a little blob of solder. Those are the points you jumper with a wire to bypass the red/wht in the ignition. If it starts when you hit the starter with the jumper in place, and dies when you remove it, you'll know your problem is somewhere in the red/wht.

[lee_dutcher]

Hey Lee, if you jumper to the solonoid, make sure the bike is out of gear as you will be in no position to keep it upright...

well check for power an got nothing past the main fuse...will the silinoid nock out power to the bike when it goes out?

[dbeardslee]

Your starter won't engage if the solenoid's bad, but I don't know that it will take out power to the whole system - maybe. Did you try jumpering the solenoid? That bypasses the whole thing.

[DGXSER]

Lee, If I remember correctly, the main fuse is in the fuse box under the right side cover on the 79 models. So it is one of the glass fuses in the normal holders, assuming you have not switched that out.

If I catch what your saying correctly, you may want to verify that fuse is intact and making good connections. I once helped someone with their XS with a similar issue, they had just replaced their fuse box. Found they had a bad connection where they crimped a connector on the wire. Replaced the connector and all was good.

[cheezy]

i had a similar problem, power to the ind lights, no start. turned out to be the the glass fuse holder for the ign circuit. pulled, cleaned, she started. ordered the fuse box from tc. haven't gotten to it yet though.

[lee_dutcher]

i had a similar problem, power to the ind lights, no start. turned out to be the the glass fuse holder for the ign circuit. pulled, cleaned, she started. ordered the fuse box from tc. haven't gotten to it yet though.

i got it running had to take all the connectors off and clean them good very little corrotion. but now im going to install maxi fuses insted of the cylindrical one that are in there now.