Attention ALL Electrical Guru's

[Rocket Scientist]

After some additional testing this morning @STRIPES and Warp might be right. I can power the tach directly from the battery, and ground the neutral light wire and the neutral light comes on. If I plug in the engine management relay it goes back off. Even my "direct wire" won't light the neutral light if I unplug the speedometer. While the idiot lights are digitally activated, they must still go through a control board. I'm guessing that board is in the speedometer. That might explain why it never sweeps and my odometer is dim. Next plan, try a different speedometer. Anybody got one for sale ?

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Fred you also know where the oil sensor is as you took it lose to do your repairs maybe something is amidst there?

The really odd thing is this. With everything plugged in like normal, I can turn on the key, headlights and gauge lights come on, fuel pump cycles, idle stepper does it's little dance, BUT no odometer at all, no sweep from either gauge and no idiot lights. Start engine, tach sweeps, idiot lights come on briefly then go out except neutral and low fuel (they should be on). Odometer comes on dimly, total mileage is correct, both trip meters always go back to zero. All indicator lights work fine, bike runs great. I'm leaning toward the little control board in the speedometer.

 

[Lenny]

Same situation here, i will pickup my bike on Monday, once i get it home, i will do the very same if you need any help lmk.

 

[barbagris]

I'm leaning toward the little control board in the speedometer.

Fred! - have you tried leaning the other way?

 

[STRIPES]

Good luck on finding a set. There was a set on ebay for $450. I waited till somebody here was parting out a bike and got a set for half that. I trashed he old ones. Sorry. BTW give me a call when you have a min. please.

My guru here said that is what it is (the little control board in the speedometer.)

 

[Rocket Scientist]

I bought a set on eat-me-bay for $425.00 . Sounds like the place has a pretty generous return policy if they don't work for some reason. They have a 99.9 rating.

 

[captain jack]

Wish I could help Fred but when I've had the same fault it's been that big in line connector block.

 

[Jabo75]

Scientist, did you try rocking the bike when the key is in the "on" position and it's in gear before starting it to see if you get the tach sweep and the indicator lights to come on? If so, you have the same problem I do. I did all of the stuff that you did (except soldering the wires, I cleaned the crap out of the connectors and dielectric greased them). I finally decided to bring it to the dealer. Triumph told them that they needed to start replacing parts (Speedo and tach, then if that didn't work ECU). I protested. The dealer had a 2005 trade-in on the floor. They tried the speedo from it on mine. That was the fix. I am currently waiting on a new speedo from the UK. Gotta love the piss-poor wait times on parts for these bikes.....

 

[Rocket Scientist]

Scientist, did you try rocking the bike when the key is in the "on" position and it's in gear before starting it to see if you get the tach sweep and the indicator lights to come on? If so, you have the same problem I do. I did all of the stuff that you did (except soldering the wires, I cleaned the crap out of the connectors and dielectric greased them). I finally decided to bring it to the dealer. Triumph told them that they needed to start replacing parts (Speedo and tach, then if that didn't work ECU). I protested. The dealer had a 2005 trade-in on the floor. They tried the speedo from it on mine. That was the fix. I am currently waiting on a new speedo from the UK. Gotta love the piss-poor wait times on parts for these bikes.....

My "new to me clocks" should be here today. Will find out if that was my problem too.

 

[Jabo75]

My "new to me clocks" should be here today. Will find out if that was my problem too.

I got that. i am just really curious to see if you get the tach sweep by rocking the bike in gear before starting. If it does, and a replacement speedo is the fix for your bike too, we may have a way to help others diagnose this issue in the future.