1 Fuel and Temp Gauge problems Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:54 am
Bones
active member
Hi all,
Firstly I would like to say hi to all from Australia and thankyou for welcoming me to your forum.
Now down to my electrical problem.
I have recently fitted a BMW fuel and temp gauge to my 1987 K100RT after mounting the gauges building a wiring loom and ensuring that the correct wires were matched with the plug under the tank. I decided to give them a little test to see if the backlight would illuminate prior to putting putting the tank back on and all the trimming. Lucky I did because I had a short somewhere and the wiring at the plug under the tank started to melt and smoke, specifically the earth (brown) and (Grey/Blue) running to what apears to be ignition wires.
I should note that the sensor wire for the temp gauge was not conected, I have yet to purchase the temp sender unit and install that part.
I imediately disconnected and start to ponder my situation.
Has anybody got any suggestions on what may be causing my problem?
How to test the gauges?
Regards,
Col
Firstly I would like to say hi to all from Australia and thankyou for welcoming me to your forum.
Now down to my electrical problem.
I have recently fitted a BMW fuel and temp gauge to my 1987 K100RT after mounting the gauges building a wiring loom and ensuring that the correct wires were matched with the plug under the tank. I decided to give them a little test to see if the backlight would illuminate prior to putting putting the tank back on and all the trimming. Lucky I did because I had a short somewhere and the wiring at the plug under the tank started to melt and smoke, specifically the earth (brown) and (Grey/Blue) running to what apears to be ignition wires.
I should note that the sensor wire for the temp gauge was not conected, I have yet to purchase the temp sender unit and install that part.
I imediately disconnected and start to ponder my situation.
Has anybody got any suggestions on what may be causing my problem?
How to test the gauges?
Regards,
Col