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Old 07-25-2010, 12:55 AM   #8
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Re: 55 1st series electrical issue

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Originally Posted by longbike View Post
Check your battery grounds, run a jumper cable from battery neg. to a known good engine g.

round and retry if it works then you know you got a bad ground somewhere!
That was my first thought. Do as As Raycow said and check the ground connections on "both" ends, especially the end that connects to the block.
make sure that you have bare metal under the end of the cable and the cable end is tight to the block.

I'd also check all of the other connections along the way to make sure that you didn't leave one loose.

If you have a multimeter you can check for voltage drop starting across the battery and working your way through the system. That is the quickest way to find a resistance or bad connection that I know of.
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