Hi Folks,
Yes, it's me again, I thought I would update the news on my no starter button Norge.
Short story, one morning, no starter button action, after much faffing around I hot wired the button, this proceeded to screw up the ECU. I fit a Ducati 1098 ECU, 5AM, but a different hardware number, YES!, starter button works, unfortunately the TPS constantly resets itself making the bike unrideable. I then send the Guzzi ECU to a well known ECU repair company in The Netherlands, it was indeed faulty, I got it back today, fitted it, and guess what, no starter button function, HA!
Is Wits End a place?, cos I'm heading there!. I've emailed the ECU company to ask what the fault would have affected.
Those of you who have read my previous posts will know what has been done.
I fitted the Guzzi ECU before sending it away, just to check, no starter button, refitted the Ducati one, starts fine
The only thing done today was change the ECU, I started the bike before removing the Ducati 5AM, no problem starting, fitted the repaired original, no start button function, back to square one, and very considerably lighter in the pocket department.
I am thinking of taking a wire from the battery to a button on the dash, then down to the starter solenoid, but I've already screwed the ECU once (maybe), I'm loath to do it again, although I can't see why it would screw the ecu, it's the same as hot-wiring to the solenoid, which works every time. The old problem is there is no voltage drop on one side of the pull in coil on the starter relay, and it's the ECU that tells it to do that, it can't be another component, the Ducati ECU works the button, but the Guzzi one doesn't.
Alan.
