Took advantage of a major 10% temperature drop to do some maintenance. Euh, from 33 tot 29°C, guess all bits help, but all it did was getting me started... to sweat.
Had a snag after refitting the battery. All electrics test fine (horn, lights, MIL, fuel pump) but when I hit the selfstarter something says pop.
Routine check #1, nothing found. Test: all electrics fine but no MIL.
Routine check #2, nothing found. Test: all electrics fine, MIL and fuel pump come on. Aha, ok, when I hit the selfstarter, something pops and gives off a whiff of smoke. Now we have a location.
The couplers underneath the saddle behind the trafficator relay have nested together. After splitting up the gang and retaping the wires the first test is fine. After remounting battery in its home second test is fine. And so are the follow-ups.
Tried to look up which wires, couplers were involved, but I cannot read the letters on the diagram, boomer.
I was so proud of the bullet: shorting twice, once with smoke, but no fuse blown! That's my boy.