why isnt this connected?

[phil on a fazer]

Just took the forks out my Gen 1 and was having a look at the frame just above the rad (basically inspecting bits of rust) and then all of a sudden i noticed this connector....just dangling around not connected to anything 



at a guess......should A be connected to B? I'm also guessing its something to do with the thermostat, maybe the overheating light on the clocks??

Where ever it plugs in its going to be an arse to get too!

Just thought while typing this....its not from the AIS i dumped ages ago is it?

[Kosmic Kartman]

IIRC the AIS has no electrical conection. As you guess it's probably a thermo connection.

[dekker555]

Lift the tank up, you will be able to connect it easily.

[phil on a fazer]

yeah i did think that.....bit difficult at the mo with with the top yoke and bars bungeed across the tank due to no forks  (i kept knocking them so bungeed them down)
 
Just wondered how long its been disconnected? not even sure exactly what it does (cant be that important i guess, bikes been running fine)

[chitsu]

Its for the temp warning light.
Does your fan run if the bike is started & left running for a couple of minutes whilst out of gear ?
 
 

[tomlinscote]

Ooo I have noticed that the fan on mine (-04) does this, is it supposed to do it? Also if I put it in gear the fan goes off, found no mention of these in the manual so is it normal Fazer behaviour??
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[phil on a fazer]

Ooo I have noticed that the fan on mine (-04) does this, is it supposed to do it? Also if I put it in gear the fan goes off, found no mention of these in the manual so is it normal Fazer behaviour??
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Yeah, that's normal. Think its just a fan test.

Think my fan was working (before I took the bike apart). I reckon that connector its to the temp light on the clocks.

[tomlinscote]

Cool, cheers for that

[chitsu]

Ooo I have noticed that the fan on mine (-04) does this, is it supposed to do it? Also if I put it in gear the fan goes off, found no mention of these in the manual so is it normal Fazer behaviour??
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Yeah, that's normal. Think its just a fan test.

Think my fan was working (before I took the bike apart). I reckon that connector its to the temp light on the clocks.

Im 99% certain that the clocks control the fan via that temp switch which is disconnected on your bike, hence my question about your fan.


It is possible it has been unplugged to carry out some maintenance work i.e balancing the carbs ? or there be another reason ?


Either way it 'SHOULD' be plugged in.




And yes tomlinscote it is normal for the fan to run when the bikes are stationary and out of gear (I assume as there is no temp gauge it is a safety feature?).

[phil on a fazer]

Ooo I have noticed that the fan on mine (-04) does this, is it supposed to do it? Also if I put it in gear the fan goes off, found no mention of these in the manual so is it normal Fazer behaviour??
P

Yeah, that's normal. Think its just a fan test.

Think my fan was working (before I took the bike apart). I reckon that connector its to the temp light on the clocks.

It is possible it has been unplugged to carry out some maintenance work i.e balancing the carbs ? or there be another reason ?

ahhh....now i think about it....i bet it was unplugged when the valves where checked (about 2000 miles ago). So not only did the monkey scratch the frame by the headstock but he didn't plug this back in. This is why i hate people working on my bike! (especially when your paying them)

[Ghoti]

I was under the impression that the fan cut in after a bit when the bike was in neutral was to protect the fan itself rather than stop the engine overheating.  If it did not cut in, being that close to the rad, could cause the fan and its motor problems.

I doubt* any water is actually moving through the system at tickover to benefit from a cooling fan.


*  Although I actually have no idea what type of water pump is on the Fazer

[pitternator]

not sure why the fan does come on, but in 10 yrs of fazer ownership...it always has come on about  a minute after leaving bike to warm up in neutral...and it goes off as soon as a gear is selected. It aint a fault.

[chaparral02]

I doubt* any water is actually moving through the system at tickover to benefit from a cooling fan.

Your bike would overheat very quickly if it was left ticking over without a working cooling fan...
The cooling fan is normally used more when the bike is stopped at tickover then any other time 
 

 
If the is bike not moving then there going be no air being forced through the rad to cool the water..