Reversed Cables When Jumping Bike....Now Won't Turn Over....

[Ludeykrus]

This is turning into a nightmare. I've gotten the carbs tore down and rebuilt, relocked the bike since I bought it w/o a key, and was working on getting the carbs tuned earlier but it didn't want to fire off and the battery was dead. I tried jumping it off w/ a crappy set of cables that weren't label'd pos. or neg., and managed to connect it reversed. Now it won't even turn over......

What did I more than likely fry? ](*,)

[Billy Ricks]

Hopefully just fuses. Start there and see what you find.

[Ludeykrus]

Hopefully just fuses. Start there and see what you find.

Where would I look for these fuses? I'm at school, just moved and can't find my manual.....will be workin in the dark......

[Billy Ricks]

Where would I look for these fuses? I'm at school, just moved and can't find my manual.....will be workin in the dark......

Generally under the left side cover.

[Ludeykrus]

Generally under the left side cover.

Thanks, I'll check that first when I get home.

[Guest]

you either blew a fuse, or completely destroyed your bike's electrical system...

somewhere in between... hope for the best

[MrZoom]

It is for fear of that exact situation that I never jump my bike. I always pull the cables and hook up a trickle charger. Anyway, best of luck to you chasing down all your burned wires.

[Guest]

As long as he didn't have an aluminum foil main fuse he should of just popped it.

[mark]

As long as he didn't have an aluminum foil main fuse he should of just popped it.

(lol).......you must have seen my old '70 Maverick.

[duaneage]

You may have damaged the starter or the starter solenoid.

[Guest]

(lol).......you must have seen my old '70 Maverick.

No, but I saw my 70 Yama XS650 catch on fire one night when the welds gave on the rear fender and shorted out the fender wires and grew and grew and grew. Though I rewired it successfully it taught me a lesson#-o

[Ludeykrus]

Thanks for the comments, haha this thread sure grew!

It just popped the little inline fuse under the left cover. Replaced it w/a spare and it was good!

Still won't crank.....i'm hunting down fuel problems. :-(

[DanTheMan]

Thanks for the comments, haha this thread sure grew!

It just popped the little inline fuse under the left cover. Replaced it w/a spare and it was good!

Still won't crank.....i'm hunting down fuel problems. :-(

It must be cranking, you must mean it still won't fire???

[Ludeykrus]

It must be cranking, you must mean it still won't fire???

Yup! Haha, I thought it out in my mind right, and typed something else!

It turns, but won't fire. It's getting fuel from the petcock, at the line going into the carbs, and will fire momentarily if I use starting fluid....but it dies when the fluid burns off. I have fresh gas in the tank.....have already tore down the carbs......I think when I removed the tank, flushed, and refilled, something may have gotten knocked loose and went into the carbs. I removed the inline filter.

[mixongw]

The old glass 3AG type fuses could be replaced with a .22 LR cartridge. It gave new meaning to blowing a fuse!