Re: Rode Easy, put up slightly wet

[Mick <bmwmick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 04:37 PM 8/11/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>My friend Greg just called with a problem with his '05 1200GS, non-ABS. He 
>took a short ride, came home, let it cool down, and then gave it a light 
>bath. No pressure washer, just a garden hose and rags. Not a deep 
>cleaning, just a get the bugs off type of cleaning.
>
>Afterwards, the bike wouldn't start. Key on, things lit up more or less 
>normally, but when he hit the starter, there was one click, and then 
>nothing. The battery tested good, horn works, he didn't really check 
>anything else like brake lights, turn signals, etc. Sometimes, when he 
>turned on the key, there wouldn't even be the one click when he hit the 
>starter.
>
>After letting the bike dry out for about an hour, it started and ran fine.
>
>Any ideas? Without other guidance, he's going to wet down the starter 
>button area and see if it happens again. If not, then he'll wet down the 
>ignition switch area, and so on until it happens again, then troubleshoot 
>that area.
>
>Greg is a way more than adequate bike mechanic, but this is his first BMW, 
>and he's only had it about 3 months.
>
>
>Sent wirelessly via BlackBerry from T-Mobile.


Look at the fuel pump module area.  There was a recall on the early
models for water collecting there and killing the bike.

Mick
Tucson

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