Post by onewheeldrive on May 25, 2014 3:45:29 GMT -5
Just started my new engine about an hour ago (it's about 4:35 AM), and everything seemed fine until I gave it a few revs. My main headlights seemed dim, but the other light ( I can't think of the proper name it's late--- it stays the same brightness) got SUPER bright-- unusually bright, that is. Scooter seemed to run fine.
I shut the engine off for a sec, and put the key to the "on" position, and pressed my light switch to activate the bright "passing lights". They worked. I wasn't sure what was going on, started it back up and revved it and the same thing happened-- except I'm sure I blew my main headlights. They won't turn on at all, and won't activate when pressing my light switch down for passing mode.
I've got a gut feeling it's something with the black/red wire from the stator, possibly.
I redid the connectors for the black/red wire-- both male and female, awhile back (worked fine). I had to redo it again this time, because the stator on the new engine came with the bullet connectors for the black/red wire-- as usual. The ones I redid it with aren't the bullet style.
Well the only male/female connectors I had left I used--- they aren't covered like how the bullet connectors are (nor the connectors I used when I redid it "awhile back")--- I wrapped the bare metal where the 2 connectors mated, with electrical tape to keep it safe. Did I do something wrong by doing that? I'm tempted to go back to wally and get the other connectors that I know worked and see if that changes anything before I do anything else. They were covered anyway, and I didn't have to wrap the bare metal in electrical tape.
I know it could possibly be the regulator/rectifier-- I don't have a spare. I do have a spare cdi if it comes to that.
Wish me luck because I'm no electrician by any means, as you can probably tell!!!
I shut the engine off for a sec, and put the key to the "on" position, and pressed my light switch to activate the bright "passing lights". They worked. I wasn't sure what was going on, started it back up and revved it and the same thing happened-- except I'm sure I blew my main headlights. They won't turn on at all, and won't activate when pressing my light switch down for passing mode.
I've got a gut feeling it's something with the black/red wire from the stator, possibly.
I redid the connectors for the black/red wire-- both male and female, awhile back (worked fine). I had to redo it again this time, because the stator on the new engine came with the bullet connectors for the black/red wire-- as usual. The ones I redid it with aren't the bullet style.
Well the only male/female connectors I had left I used--- they aren't covered like how the bullet connectors are (nor the connectors I used when I redid it "awhile back")--- I wrapped the bare metal where the 2 connectors mated, with electrical tape to keep it safe. Did I do something wrong by doing that? I'm tempted to go back to wally and get the other connectors that I know worked and see if that changes anything before I do anything else. They were covered anyway, and I didn't have to wrap the bare metal in electrical tape.
I know it could possibly be the regulator/rectifier-- I don't have a spare. I do have a spare cdi if it comes to that.
Wish me luck because I'm no electrician by any means, as you can probably tell!!!
