Well, crap. My electrical issues persist and I'm now stranded in Firenza, Italy (I guess that part could be worse. )...
Loaded up my '05 Wee this morning to head to Amalfi, ignition on, lights good, hit the button...nada. Not even so much as a click from the starter.
- No error code on the clock LCD.
- Battery is fine. Checked with multimeter and it is reading 12+ volts.
- The kickstand kill-switch is fine and is fully pushed-in with the kickstand up. Same results with the kickstand up and in N.
- The little harness under the switch that is notorious for coming loose is fully attached and I checked it for continuity with a multimeter.
All other electricals are working (lights, horns, blinkers, hazards) and I verified that the headlights actually turn off when the ignition button is pushed which makes me think that the ignition switch itself is okay. I had that switch apart once a couple of months ago troubleshooting previous issues and, man, I don't want to tear into that thing again as it is HARD to get back together. Maybe I'm going to have to. :\
Barring the ignition switch, by poking around on the Internet a bit I think that leaves the starter relay or the starter itself. I dropped a 12mm wrench across the leads thus bypassing the relay (and making a huge spark) and the starter motor kicked on for a second. I pulled the relay but I don't have enough spare wiring and clips to wire it directly to the battery to make sure it will fire with 12V applied directly. I did get continuity across the leads though as per the service manual.
Anyone have any ideas? Well, ideas other than "Why don't you have enough wiring kit to test this, doofus!" and "Go tear into the ignition switch." which I guess I'm about to go do since the Suzuki shop is closed now and I've tried everything else.
Loaded up my '05 Wee this morning to head to Amalfi, ignition on, lights good, hit the button...nada. Not even so much as a click from the starter.
- No error code on the clock LCD.
- Battery is fine. Checked with multimeter and it is reading 12+ volts.
- The kickstand kill-switch is fine and is fully pushed-in with the kickstand up. Same results with the kickstand up and in N.
- The little harness under the switch that is notorious for coming loose is fully attached and I checked it for continuity with a multimeter.
All other electricals are working (lights, horns, blinkers, hazards) and I verified that the headlights actually turn off when the ignition button is pushed which makes me think that the ignition switch itself is okay. I had that switch apart once a couple of months ago troubleshooting previous issues and, man, I don't want to tear into that thing again as it is HARD to get back together. Maybe I'm going to have to. :\
Barring the ignition switch, by poking around on the Internet a bit I think that leaves the starter relay or the starter itself. I dropped a 12mm wrench across the leads thus bypassing the relay (and making a huge spark) and the starter motor kicked on for a second. I pulled the relay but I don't have enough spare wiring and clips to wire it directly to the battery to make sure it will fire with 12V applied directly. I did get continuity across the leads though as per the service manual.
Anyone have any ideas? Well, ideas other than "Why don't you have enough wiring kit to test this, doofus!" and "Go tear into the ignition switch." which I guess I'm about to go do since the Suzuki shop is closed now and I've tried everything else.