1 Starter Issue, ugh wiring! Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:49 pm
Rabidchiwawa007
Platinum member
Hello,
So, a quick back story: I bought a 1992 k100rs that had no compression on the first cylinder. The bike did, however, start and run on the 3 cylinders. I then bought a 1991 k100rs engine that was tested good and swapped it in. Now that I've got it all back together and ready to turn the engine over, I've got issues.
So here's what's going on. When I turn the key and flip the switch to on, everything looks normal. The dash and instruments light up like normal, the neutral light comes on, etc etc. When I press the starter button, however, everything shuts off (which, from what I understand, is also normal) and I hear electrical noise from the fuse box. Then smoke . I traced it down to what I believe is the starter relay. Everything in the fuse box has been left alone in the entire process and, as such, the wires coming from the starter relay(?) match the wiring diagram. I believe I have everything else hooked up correctly as well, but that is obviously not the case.
Here are some pictures of what it looks like.
Could it be something else that is less apparently related to the starter? Also, there are two 'terminals' on the back of the starter where wires are connected to. This is, I believe, how it was before I took it all apart. The only reason I mention that is because the wiring diagram only shows the black wire coming from the starter relay and then one more black wire going to a 'relief relay'.
Please help!
So, a quick back story: I bought a 1992 k100rs that had no compression on the first cylinder. The bike did, however, start and run on the 3 cylinders. I then bought a 1991 k100rs engine that was tested good and swapped it in. Now that I've got it all back together and ready to turn the engine over, I've got issues.
So here's what's going on. When I turn the key and flip the switch to on, everything looks normal. The dash and instruments light up like normal, the neutral light comes on, etc etc. When I press the starter button, however, everything shuts off (which, from what I understand, is also normal) and I hear electrical noise from the fuse box. Then smoke . I traced it down to what I believe is the starter relay. Everything in the fuse box has been left alone in the entire process and, as such, the wires coming from the starter relay(?) match the wiring diagram. I believe I have everything else hooked up correctly as well, but that is obviously not the case.
Here are some pictures of what it looks like.
Could it be something else that is less apparently related to the starter? Also, there are two 'terminals' on the back of the starter where wires are connected to. This is, I believe, how it was before I took it all apart. The only reason I mention that is because the wiring diagram only shows the black wire coming from the starter relay and then one more black wire going to a 'relief relay'.
Please help!
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1968 BSA Lightning
1991 BMW K100RS 16v with K1100LT fairing