Sensor help....someone have a service manual?

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03-10-2016, 10:38 PM
Patch

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Sensor help....someone have a service manual?

I've been installing a blackbox system and the mount for my GPS. In doing so I pretty much pulled all of the plastics from the front end, cleaned out an amazing amount of dead bees from behind the headlights and in putting it all back together, I have a situation I'm trying to resolve.

In the photo below is a 2 wire connector that looks like it runs down to some kind of air temp sensor mounted in the lower right front plastics with about a 15inch long wireset. I don't recall unplugging anything on this side and I don't see anything this would plug in to. Can someone provide me a clue on this?

I have a manual on order but they cannot provide a delivery date as to when I can expect it.

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03-10-2016, 10:50 PM
bob109

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Originally Posted by Patch

I've been installing a blackbox system and the mount for my GPS. In doing so I pretty much pulled all of the plastics from the front end, cleaned out an amazing amount of dead bees from behind the headlights and in putting it all back together, I have a situation I'm trying to resolve.

In the photo below is a 2 wire connector that looks like it runs down to some kind of air temp sensor mounted in the lower right front plastics with about a 15inch long wireset. I don't recall unplugging anything on this side and I don't see anything this would plug in to. Can someone provide me a clue on this?

I have a manual on order but they cannot provide a delivery date as to when I can expect it.

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Heated Hand Grips:shhh:
03-10-2016, 10:58 PM
Patch

I have heated handgrips...that connection is accounted for and working just fine.
03-11-2016, 08:55 AM
Hornblower

Patch--Is it not the air temp sensor (outside air temp probe)?
03-11-2016, 10:28 AM
Chas

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Originally Posted by Patch

I've been installing a blackbox system and the mount for my GPS. In doing so I pretty much pulled all of the plastics from the front end, cleaned out an amazing amount of dead bees from behind the headlights and in putting it all back together, I have a situation I'm trying to resolve.

In the photo below is a 2 wire connector that looks like it runs down to some kind of air temp sensor mounted in the lower right front plastics with about a 15inch long wireset. I don't recall unplugging anything on this side and I don't see anything this would plug in to. Can someone provide me a clue on this?

I have a manual on order but they cannot provide a delivery date as to when I can expect it.

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Food for thought, the wiring harness in the F6B is the same as the standard Goldwing. But not all plugs are used. This might be a connection for something on an Aspencade and not on an F6B. Just a thought.
03-11-2016, 10:35 AM
Spanky

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Originally Posted by Hornblower

Patch--Is it not the air temp sensor (outside air temp probe)?

it's attached to the shelter cubby if i remember
03-11-2016, 10:39 AM
Patch

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Originally Posted by Hornblower

Patch--Is it not the air temp sensor (outside air temp probe)?

That's what it looks like to me. It's certainly what the part ID looks like in the online parts drawings at Babbitts. My problem is, I can't seem to find the lead it connects to in the wiring harness. Unfortunately, those same drawings don't detail what the wiring harness looks like or what the connection looks like. I was hoping the service manual might have a better image or at least reference a plug size for it. I may have to take the whole front clip off at this point. I've never had a wiring harness confuzzle me like this.
03-11-2016, 04:22 PM
98valk

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Well, I had a little tinkering to do in the right side. So I took it apart and took a picture of mine. Mine does not look like yours??

My plastic does not look the same as yours in there. So I don't know squat. But here are the pics.

I checked the manual and there is a 2pin connector in that area for the open air sensor. Maybe this is how it is done on your year. Mine is a 13 deluxe.

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03-11-2016, 11:20 PM
Patch

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Originally Posted by 98valk

Well, I had a little tinkering to do in the right side. So I took it apart and took a picture of mine. Mine does not look like yours??

My plastic does not look the same as yours in there. So I don't know squat. But here are the pics.

I checked the manual and there is a 2pin connector in that area for the open air sensor. Maybe this is how it is done on your year. Mine is a 13 deluxe.

Hey there 98valk, yeah, your's looks exactly like mine...same bike...13 deluxe. In my shot, I actually had the fairing moved away from the radiator on that side, which is probably why it looks different. I ended up tearing the entire front end off the bike looking for the elusive connector in the harness this goes to. I found it camouflaged on a black wrapped wire set that had an odd bulky wrap around it. The plug was black also and I overlooked it about 5 times and would have missed it again had the mag-light from hell not flashed a little silver connection that I caught. Now that I know it's there I can find it.

Wasted all day looking for that silly thing. The weather was horrible and Obama shut down the city today so it wasn't a total loss...at least I know how to take the front end apart now.