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Title: Short somewhere?
Post by: bassa99 on March 01, 2016, 05:21:10 PM

Working on starting Walter and when battery is installed both rear turn signals flash with ignition off. Prior to engine removal this was not the case so I may have pinched wire possibly. It seems strange both flash. Also horn works with ignition off is this normal? I don't want to get in to far without some advice from this  group. Bike is 74 Eldorado police model.
Thanks
Allan

Title: Re: Short somewhere?
Post by: Markcarovilli on March 01, 2016, 06:56:45 PM

Yeah there is a switch for those flashers and you have a wire making contact somewhere.  The horn will work with ignition off so that is OK.

MARK

Title: Re: Short somewhere?
Post by: oldbike54 on March 01, 2016, 07:00:20 PM

 Do the flashers on loop frames switch through ground or hot ? Seems odd that only the rear flashers are blinking .

 Dusty

Title: Re: Short somewhere?
Post by: Sasquatch Jim on March 01, 2016, 07:05:47 PM

 If a short is when a circuit is being made complete where it is not supposed to,  What is a long?

Title: Re: Short somewhere?
Post by: oldbike54 on March 01, 2016, 07:17:48 PM

Quote from: Sasquatch Jim on March 01, 2016, 07:05:47 PM

If a short is when a circuit is being made complete where it is not supposed to,  What is a long?

 Cattle drivers term , as in "Git a long little dogies" .

 Dusty

Title: Re: Short somewhere?
Post by: bassa99 on March 01, 2016, 07:45:09 PM

I have spent some time looking for short in system no obvious sign. I did remove rear lights at fender to eliminate ground and rear lights stopped flashing bot green indicators on dash still flash.
I have moved switches in all directions with no findings of change. It is good to know horn can function with ignition off thanks. That helps to stop some of my head scratching.