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[David Nichols]

My father in law's 2007 KLR is blowing the headlight fuse. When he unplugs the left switch cluster it doesn't blow the fuse so we suspect it's the culprit. One question: should the headlight and tail light be on when the switch is unplugged? -David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Seekyrr]

Do you have anything plugged into the spare accessory wires? I think they are on the headlight fuse. Crash

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:01:06 -0700 (PDT) David Nichols writes:

> My father in law's 2007 KLR is blowing the headlight fuse. When he > unplugs the left switch cluster it doesn't blow the fuse so we > suspect it's the culprit. One question: should the headlight and > tail light be on when the switch is unplugged? > > -David

<><><><><><> <><><><><><> David, Looking at a wiring diagram I'll say the tail light and license plate light should be on with the key on. The headlight should not work if the key is on and the left switch cluster is disconnected. When the switch cluster is disconnected it removes the short from the system. That indicates the short is somewhere after the connection. It could be the switch cluster, or wiring to the headlight. After the headlight power goes to ground so the fuse won't blow even if it's got a worn/grounded wire there. Wire colors I'd be looking at are red/blue and red/yellow. If it only blows the fuse in high or low position that will eliminate a wire. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ Botox Doctors Hate Her This Unbelievable Skincare Trick Has Doctors Everywhere Amazed. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f859178dd7b23052b1st02vuc

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:07:14 -0400 Seekyrr writes:

> Do you have anything plugged into the spare accessory wires? I > think > they are on the headlight fuse. > > Crash

<><><><><> <><><><><> Crash, They are not. They get power from the 20 amp main fuse and the ignition switch according to the wiring diagram I have. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ Botox Doctors Hate Her This Unbelievable Skincare Trick Has Doctors Everywhere Amazed. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f85923c4fd5f305ac1st06vuc

[David Nichols]

Thanks Jeff & Crash, He has swapped another left switch in from my bike and it's still blowing fuses. To be clear, the lights do not work with the switch unplugged. The fuse blows when the left switch is plugged in on both hi and low beam. He unplugged the headlight and the fuse blows. History: he had the lights working at some point in recent past, this cropped up since then. It has something to do with the switch since it's only blowing fuses when it's plugged in. Nothing's plugged into the city light plugs. He hasn't really checked the wires yet. I'm just sending out the additional info to try to narrow it down for him more. If you still think it's the wires you indicated then he will need to dive in and check them. -David ________________________________ From: Jeff Saline To: david.r.nichols@... Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight switch question. On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:01:06 -0700 (PDT) David Nichols writes:

> My father in law's 2007 KLR is blowing the headlight fuse. When he > unplugs the left switch cluster it doesn't blow the fuse so we > suspect it's the culprit. One question: should the headlight and > tail light be on when the switch is unplugged? > > -David

<><><><><><> <><><><><><> David, Looking at a wiring diagram I'll say the tail light and license plate light should be on with the key on. The headlight should not work if the key is on and the left switch cluster is disconnected. When the switch cluster is disconnected it removes the short from the system. That indicates the short is somewhere after the connection. It could be the switch cluster, or wiring to the headlight. After the headlight power goes to ground so the fuse won't blow even if it's got a worn/grounded wire there. Wire colors I'd be looking at are red/blue and red/yellow. If it only blows the fuse in high or low position that will eliminate a wire. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ Botox Doctors Hate Her This Unbelievable Skincare Trick Has Doctors Everywhere Amazed. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f859178dd2ca3052b0st02vuc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[David Nichols]

Update: He found the problem. He had a pinched tail light wire. He's back in business. ________________________________ From: David Nichols To: Jeff Saline ; KLR Group DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Cc: Felix Gonzalez Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight switch question. Thanks Jeff & Crash, He has swapped another left switch in from my bike and it's still blowing fuses. To be clear, the lights do not work with the switch unplugged. The fuse blows when the left switch is plugged in on both hi and low beam. He unplugged the headlight and the fuse blows. History: he had the lights working at some point in recent past, this cropped up since then. It has something to do with the switch since it's only blowing fuses when it's plugged in. Nothing's plugged into the city light plugs. He hasn't really checked the wires yet. I'm just sending out the additional info to try to narrow it down for him more. If you still think it's the wires you indicated then he will need to dive in and check them. -David ________________________________ From: Jeff Saline To: david.r.nichols@... Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight switch question. On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:01:06 -0700 (PDT) David Nichols writes:

> My father in law's 2007 KLR is blowing the headlight fuse. When he > unplugs the left switch cluster it doesn't blow the fuse so we > suspect it's the culprit. One question: should the headlight and > tail light be on when the switch is unplugged? > > -David

<><><><><><> <><><><><><> David, Looking at a wiring diagram I'll say the tail light and license plate light should be on with the key on. The headlight should not work if the key is on and the left switch cluster is disconnected. When the switch cluster is disconnected it removes the short from the system. That indicates the short is somewhere after the connection. It could be the switch cluster, or wiring to the headlight. After the headlight power goes to ground so the fuse won't blow even if it's got a worn/grounded wire there. Wire colors I'd be looking at are red/blue and red/yellow. If it only blows the fuse in high or low position that will eliminate a wire. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ Botox Doctors Hate Her This Unbelievable Skincare Trick Has Doctors Everywhere Amazed. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f859178dd2ca3052b0st02vuc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jeff Saline]

On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:53:29 -0700 (PDT) David Nichols writes:

> Update: He found the problem. He had a pinched tail light wire. He's > back in business.

<><><><><> <><><><><> David, Glad you/he got it figured out. Kind of interesting as the wiring diagram shows the taillight circuit completely separate from the headlight circuit. That's using an 87-07 wiring diagram. No idea how the newer versions are set up. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f8612d9a92b433f2b8st06vuc

[David Nichols]

It's a 2007. I don't understand it either but it works now. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[achesley43@ymail.com]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, David Nichols wrote:

> > My father in law's 2007 KLR is blowing the headlight fuse. When he unplugs the left switch cluster it doesn't blow the fuse so we suspect it's the culprit. One question: should the headlight and tail light be on when the switch is unplugged? > > -David > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

Glad he found the problem. A common upgrade a lot of us used years back was going 10 amps higher on the headlight fuse. The reason being, that at times, if you were really slow going from dim to bright , both lights would be on for awhile, sometimes , causing the fuse to blow at a bad time. In the dark. Probably been about 10 years ago a bunch of us on this forum did that upgrade. Andy in Jennings.

[Jim Fortner]

Have you guys replaced all the fuses with the mini blade type fuses? It's a great low buck mod and mini blade fuses take up almost no room to carry extras. Although I can't remember replacing any of the mini fuses during normal operation. Jim On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 3:53 PM, David Nichols wrote:

> ** > > > Update: He found the problem. He had a pinched tail light wire. He's back > in business. > > ________________________________ > From: David Nichols > To: Jeff Saline ; KLR Group DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > > Cc: Felix Gonzalez > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 2:30 PM > > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight switch question. > > > Thanks Jeff & Crash, > > He has swapped another left switch in from my bike and it's still blowing > fuses. To be clear, the lights do not work with the switch unplugged. The > fuse blows when the left switch is plugged in on both hi and low beam. He > unplugged the headlight and the fuse blows. History: he had the lights > working at some point in recent past, this cropped up since then. It has > something to do with the switch since it's only blowing fuses when it's > plugged in. Nothing's plugged into the city light plugs. He hasn't really > checked the wires yet. I'm just sending out the additional info to try to > narrow it down for him more. If you still think it's the wires you > indicated then he will need to dive in and check them. > > -David > > ________________________________ > From: Jeff Saline > To: david.r.nichols@... > Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:12 AM > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Headlight switch question. > > On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:01:06 -0700 (PDT) David Nichols > writes: > > My father in law's 2007 KLR is blowing the headlight fuse. When he > > unplugs the left switch cluster it doesn't blow the fuse so we > > suspect it's the culprit. One question: should the headlight and > > tail light be on when the switch is unplugged? > > > > -David > <><><><><><> > <><><><><><> > > David, > > Looking at a wiring diagram I'll say the tail light and license plate > light should be on with the key on. The headlight should not work if the > key is on and the left switch cluster is disconnected. > > When the switch cluster is disconnected it removes the short from the > system. That indicates the short is > somewhere after the connection. It > could be the switch cluster, or wiring to the headlight. After the > headlight power goes to ground so the fuse won't blow even if it's got a > worn/grounded wire there. > > Wire colors I'd be looking at are red/blue and red/yellow. If it only > blows the fuse in high or low position that will eliminate a wire. > > Best, > > Jeff Saline > ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal > Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org > The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota > 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 > > . > . > __________________________________________________________ > Botox Doctors Hate Her > This Unbelievable Skincare Trick Has Doctors Everywhere Amazed. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f859178dd2ca3052b0st02vuc > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > >

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