Triumphrat

chitownG60 · 05-27-2006

After a ride this morning, I found that my rad fan wasn't turning on...engine temps were VERY high...and after I shut down, coolant spilled out the overflow.

I popped off the seat and found a connector on the rear right side of the bike was somehow disconnected. It doesn't have a mate plug...just plugs into a flat metal "bracket".

After reconnecting the plug to the bracket, everything seems to be ok.

Any insight on what the plug is actually for?

pete · 05-27-2006

A random guess: earth?

chitownG60 · 05-27-2006

That's my guess as well. Just wanted to be sure. I've never seen a ground cable with that type of connector. Not sure why Triumph would have done it that way.

doodledog · 05-29-2006

If it conects to a flat metal braket the goes to the frame or is bolted on to it its an earth we do odd things here in the UK. :???:

ferrus · 05-30-2006

The connector you're refering to, up high under the seat near the computer and the set of relays, is the connector for the dealers diagnostic machine. It's there just to keep from banging around until they need to plug it in. I believe it's also where a tune boy would plug in for map alterations.

-Nathan

Will · 05-30-2006

That plug is not a ground. If it is what I am thinking, it is definately the plug for tuning. It connects to TuneBoy or the Triumph gameboy tool. The fin it attaches to is molded into the plastic undertray, so it isn't on a metal fin, it is on a black plastic fin. There is another grey connector that you might find under the airbox, usually down around the IAC Valve. That is a connector that gets used for some California emissions equipment and doesn't plug into anything on most bikes.

chitownG60 · 05-30-2006

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On 2006-05-30 14:38, ferrus wrote:
The connector you're refering to, up high under the seat near the computer and the set of relays, is the connector for the dealers diagnostic machine. It's there just to keep from banging around until they need to plug it in. I believe it's also where a tune boy would plug in for map alterations.

-Nathan

Now that makes more sense. If the connector was a ground...they type of connector wouldn't make sense.

What caused the rad fan to not turn on is still a mystery to me....but it's been running fine since the one incident.

[ This message was edited by: chitownG60 on 2006-05-30 16:46 ]

chitownG60 · 05-30-2006

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On 2006-05-30 16:43, Will wrote:
That plug is not a ground. If it is what I am thinking, it is definately the plug for tuning. It connects to TuneBoy or the Triumph gameboy tool. The fin it attaches to is molded into the plastic undertray, so it isn't on a metal fin, it is on a black plastic fin. There is another grey connector that you might find under the airbox, usually down around the IAC Valve. That is a connector that gets used for some California emissions equipment and doesn't plug into anything on most bikes.

When I originally saw the plug disconnected...that's exactly what I thought it was...the ECU tuning plug. But, considering the problem I had with my rad fan, I thought it could be a ground.