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maddhatter70 · 07-03-2010, 12:40 PM

It starts, I hop on and ride. It starts to sputter and the blinkers stop working. I get it home and it dies completely and has almost no electrical power at all. Then I hook it up to a battery charger with a built in volt meter. It says the battery, which is only 10 days old is fully charged. I then hit the ignition and it clicks like the solenoid is working but it won't start. It also says it loses almost no juice when the ignition is pressed. But still it won't start. So I charge for 30 mins and it starts right up and lasts the rest of the day. Then the next day i start it, hop on it ride away, it dies and needs charged again. It has been happening for about 10 days. It happened a couple of times and I then bought a new battery. It was fine til today and it happened all over again. Any suggestions on what it could be?
It is a 85' Honda Magna v45

The_AirHawk · 07-03-2010, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maddhatter70

It is a 85' Honda Magna v45

There's your Problem, Right There.

mscuddy · 07-03-2010, 03:46 PM

Goes in mods & maintenance.

seruzawa · 07-03-2010, 03:48 PM

It's almost 30 years old. Check your fuse box and wiring harness for any loose or dirty connections.

07-03-2010, 12:40 PM	#1
maddhatter70 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1	Honda Magna loses electrical power and dies It starts, I hop on and ride. It starts to sputter and the blinkers stop working. I get it home and it dies completely and has almost no electrical power at all. Then I hook it up to a battery charger with a built in volt meter. It says the battery, which is only 10 days old is fully charged. I then hit the ignition and it clicks like the solenoid is working but it won't start. It also says it loses almost no juice when the ignition is pressed. But still it won't start. So I charge for 30 mins and it starts right up and lasts the rest of the day. Then the next day i start it, hop on it ride away, it dies and needs charged again. It has been happening for about 10 days. It happened a couple of times and I then bought a new battery. It was fine til today and it happened all over again. Any suggestions on what it could be? It is a 85' Honda Magna v45

07-03-2010, 03:46 PM	#3
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Goes in mods & maintenance. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

07-03-2010, 03:48 PM	#4
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	It's almost 30 years old. Check your fuse box and wiring harness for any loose or dirty connections. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

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