Recent content by BRok13

Alright well everything is hooked up correctly and with the test light and the key switch off nothing is getting power to it with the key switch on the brushes and everything is getting power so it seems to be working correctly and its charging just still getting hot when sitting, so it must be...

Also I notice some of the diagrams for miles reg rec have a seperate wire coming off the green wire to a ground , I didn't do that could that be my problem ?

Ok I had a couple loose connections and fixed those , its not super hot to the touch When off anymore but is still a little warm , I'm trying every route possible Since I just bought this reg/rec back in march . Gonna leave it connected and check The voltage in a while and see if its...

Ok Retiredgentleman when i unhook the fuse going from the battery to the red power line on the reg/rec the reg/rec cools down and doesnt , get hot would that be the because the diode you were speaking about is bad? thanks in advance

retiredgentleman , I have the wired for the reg/rec soldered together not connected through a harness. I guess I will just disonnect each one and give it a shot, I know when is does crank over my light does brighten when throttle is given so i know the charging portion is working , my guess is...

1972 xs with pamco , bikes been running fine until the other day came out of work and the battery was almost dead. I noticed the reg/rec was hot to touch while the key was off. Thought it may be the ignition switch tried a generic sportster switch same problem as soon as the battery is hooked up...

I broke my key off in my switch last night . I have an extra ignition however it's a little different than my current ignition. My current ignition is a sporty switch and turns forward once to activate the coils , kick start, then turns forward one more time for lights. This ignition is an Emgo...

My rebuilt 1972 xs650

FNDIRTYGREASER thanks again bro that did the trick ! I had cleaned everything top to bottom multiple times but kept over looking the actuator because I never had an issue with it before. Had to bang it out it was so rusted in there and would barely budge. Went ahead and took a dremel to the hole...

Thanks 5twins I will try this.

I'am in the middle of a rebuild and I just mounted the rear wheel on and it spins fine up until I connect the drum plate linkage to the frame then you start to here rubbing and the tire doesn't spin that well. I recently changed pads and spring and noticed when taking the drum plate off it was...

sounds good thanks again

thanks for the clarification. I was under the assumption this was to get direct answers rather than sifting through pages you must be retired and have all the time in the world

thanks guys , I have been measuring my float level with the gasket in which would make it about 26mm , gonna change the height without gasket today

I like how everyone on here always says "refer to the manual"... what's the point of this message board again ?