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So here's the full story. I have a 2003 Ducati 620 Sport with around 3k miles. Two weeks ago I started an oil change. The oil filter was jammed on there so it took me two weeks to make a part and get it up inside the broken off filter to release it. After that I finished the oil change early in the morning so I could drive it to work. It started fine and rode fine on my twelve mile commute. I worked a ten hour day and then went to go start it.
Nothing. The headlight is bright as ever, the lights in the cluster lit up just fine. The speedomter didn't light up at all and the tach halfway lit up. While the gauges were doing their rotating thing, they both stopped at about 10 o' clock (around 3-4k RPM). When I hit the start, nothing. Turning the key off and then back on turns the lights back on, I can hear the pump, but the gauges don't rotate, the speedometer doesn't light at all and the tach half lights. This all left me stranded at work and eventually getting a late-night ride home.
This morning I came in and with the light, checked the ground wire and any other wires I could see. I checked the connection that is underneath the right panel near the blinker and it seemed like a few of the connections were a little askew, but nothing that would have changed during work yesterday.
I then entered the security code with the throttle and it fired right up! The problem was that the speedometer and tachometer have not moved at all from 40MPH and 3-4RPM, even after it's started. Also, when I turn it off it wont turn on again unless I go through the same procedure of entering the security code and starting it straight away.
It seemed to warm up fine (the temp gauge still works), but other than that I haven't checked driving it yet (not sure if I should do that?)
Anyone know what this could possibly be or how I could possibly fix it? At the very least, any information I could take to the mechanics with me would be great. Thanks everyone!
Nothing. The headlight is bright as ever, the lights in the cluster lit up just fine. The speedomter didn't light up at all and the tach halfway lit up. While the gauges were doing their rotating thing, they both stopped at about 10 o' clock (around 3-4k RPM). When I hit the start, nothing. Turning the key off and then back on turns the lights back on, I can hear the pump, but the gauges don't rotate, the speedometer doesn't light at all and the tach half lights. This all left me stranded at work and eventually getting a late-night ride home.
This morning I came in and with the light, checked the ground wire and any other wires I could see. I checked the connection that is underneath the right panel near the blinker and it seemed like a few of the connections were a little askew, but nothing that would have changed during work yesterday.
I then entered the security code with the throttle and it fired right up! The problem was that the speedometer and tachometer have not moved at all from 40MPH and 3-4RPM, even after it's started. Also, when I turn it off it wont turn on again unless I go through the same procedure of entering the security code and starting it straight away.
It seemed to warm up fine (the temp gauge still works), but other than that I haven't checked driving it yet (not sure if I should do that?)
Anyone know what this could possibly be or how I could possibly fix it? At the very least, any information I could take to the mechanics with me would be great. Thanks everyone!
