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For me its bike time, just got it home from my friends house were I store it in the winter. So know I can have another thing to work on besides the house. Although I love riding my 78 gl1000.
I have been racking my brain with my volt meter reading 10-11 volts since last season. My three yellow wires were connected with push on wire connectors. I cut them out and tested the alternator, It tested with in specs. Dont ask me what my readings were because that was last yr.lol
Two yrs ago I replaced the starter and the longer of the two positve wires.
Yesterday I removed the short positive wire, the casing around it had a wearspot right through so I could see the braided wire. SoI cut casing off and gave it a good wiggle, (yes a wiggle) to get any junk out. then I shrink wrapped and reinstalled everything there.
Next I removed the starter and cleaned that out. There was about a gram of black dust inside. Reassembled and reinstalled that and all I took off to get that out. test started bike got some good readings and stopped there.
Also so I should note that I replaced the rectifyer with a rectifer/regulator last season and ended up putting the bike back tothe stock rectifyer and stock regulator. I also load tested battery at work A ok.
Today I took my readings from a cold start. I only have 24,604 miles on the odometer.
battery reading 12.46
2000 RPM 14.35
2500 RPM 15.18 @ 2500 bike volt meter read 13.25 volts
2800 RPM 15.35
biked warmed up for 10 min @ idle battery read 13.45 volts bikes volt meter read 11.25
Shut bike off battery read 12.81
Im gonna change the short positive cable with a new one, the oil , spark plugs like I do every yr and try to add another volt guage, to see if I can get better readings while riding.
Anyone with this problem or anyone that want to give his or hertwo cents will be appreciated.
Thank You Mule
Hi Everyone
For me its bike time, just got it home from my friends house were I store it in the winter. So know I can have another thing to work on besides the house. Although I love riding my 78 gl1000.
I have been racking my brain with my volt meter reading 10-11 volts since last season. My three yellow wires were connected with push on wire connectors. I cut them out and tested the alternator, It tested with in specs. Dont ask me what my readings were because that was last yr.lol
Two yrs ago I replaced the starter and the longer of the two positve wires.
Yesterday I removed the short positive wire, the casing around it had a wearspot right through so I could see the braided wire. SoI cut casing off and gave it a good wiggle, (yes a wiggle) to get any junk out. then I shrink wrapped and reinstalled everything there.
Next I removed the starter and cleaned that out. There was about a gram of black dust inside. Reassembled and reinstalled that and all I took off to get that out. test started bike got some good readings and stopped there.
Also so I should note that I replaced the rectifyer with a rectifer/regulator last season and ended up putting the bike back tothe stock rectifyer and stock regulator. I also load tested battery at work A ok.
Today I took my readings from a cold start. I only have 24,604 miles on the odometer.
battery reading 12.46
2000 RPM 14.35
2500 RPM 15.18 @ 2500 bike volt meter read 13.25 volts
2800 RPM 15.35
biked warmed up for 10 min @ idle battery read 13.45 volts bikes volt meter read 11.25
Shut bike off battery read 12.81
Im gonna change the short positive cable with a new one, the oil , spark plugs like I do every yr and try to add another volt guage, to see if I can get better readings while riding.
Anyone with this problem or anyone that want to give his or hertwo cents will be appreciated.
Thank You Mule
