ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6-7
TROUBLESHOOTING
• Remove accessories
Accessories
are installed
Battery runs down quickly.
Others
No accessories
• Short circuit of the wire
harness
• Loose or disconnected
wires
• Faulty battery
Current leaks
Correct
No continuity
Incorrect
Incorrect
Check the battery for current leak-
age.
No current leaks
• Faulty battery
• Abnormal driving
condition
Measure the charging voltage bet-
ween the battery terminals.
( 6-8)
Incorrect
• Faulty stator coil or
disconnected lead
wires
Check the continuity of the startor
coil.
Continuity
• Faulty regulator
/rectifier
Inspect the regulator/rectifier.
Correct
• Short circuit of wire
harness
• Improper coupler
contact
• Faulty battery
Inspect the wires.
Battery overcharges
Correct
( 6-8)
( 6-9)
( 6-9)
• Faulty regulator/rectifier
• Faulty battery
• Poor contact of generator lead wire coupler
Check accessories which use exc-
essive amounts of electricity.