Stalling!!

[henzilla]

Yes Steve, it was the silver unit. And i only washed the bike once...That water is in since last year!!
No response yet from the dealers for the price of a controller. Meanwhile will clean it and hope to still
ride it until i get the new unit. In a way am glad this happened now and not somewhere on the road. At least
am aware of this condition. With the new unit will put a bid of silicone on the gasket. That should protect it.
If it wasn't for this forum, the bike would have ended up at the dealer!! Am sure thankful for your help!!
Now i have to look around for a GS911...

They run around $170US.. called a fuel pump in the parts fiche # 16 14 7 720 776

Any involvement with your local club? You don't need one if you buy your friends breakfast or a beer that has one

 

[temesvar]

They run around $170US.. called a fuel pump in the parts fiche # 16 14 7 720 776

Any involvement with your local club? You don't need one if you buy your friends breakfast or a beer that has one

You are right on, part # and price. It is called fuel pump electronic.
The dealer wants an extra$20, so will buy it from Max BMW on line and
have it shipped to my door.
Still looking for a Deoxit to clean the terminals, and will reassemble.
It should work, until i get the new one.

 

[jcdas]

My father who's been in the electronics business for 60 years always tells me to use 100% isopropyl alcohol and an old tooth brush to clean up dirty electrical connectors. (He's 88, and I'm only 62 and don't know everything) Pharmacy will have the alcohol. I've also started using a water based degreaser that I buy at Princess Auto. Not at home now, so I can't check. (been at MOA Gettaway at Fontana Dam) I think it's a Kleenflo product. Works real nice for me as well. Just avoid anything that might dissolve the plastic wiring or connector, so alcohol or water based are best. Sealing with silicone is not necessarily a good solution. If water does find a way in, it's trapped and starts the corrosion again. I'd rather use a dielectric grease instead.

John.

 

[temesvar]

My father who's been in the electronics business for 60 years always tells me to use 100% isopropyl alcohol and an old tooth brush to clean up dirty electrical connectors. (He's 88, and I'm only 62 and don't know everything) Pharmacy will have the alcohol. I've also started using a water based degreaser that I buy at Princess Auto. Not at home now, so I can't check. (been at MOA Gettaway at Fontana Dam) I think it's a Kleenflo product. Works real nice for me as well. Just avoid anything that might dissolve the plastic wiring or connector, so alcohol or water based are best. Sealing with silicone is not necessarily a good solution. If water does find a way in, it's trapped and starts the corrosion again. I'd rather use a dielectric grease instead.

John.

Thanks for your advice, John! We are not to far, i live in Windsor.
In the good old days, alcohol was used for many things, including
pain killer Just came back from Canadian Tire and got a electrical
contact cleaner, that appears to do the job. I couldn't find anywhere
a deoxit , but that problem is solved. Also got dielectric grease, that i should
have gotten a very long time ago, and a tube of gasket sealant. May even
make a gasket out of some thin rubber, and that should keep water out even if
submerged!!...or so i hope!
I hope you had fun in Fontana. Am planing to go to Muskoka next month,
that would be my first Gettaway! That is if nothing else comes up with the
beemer!!

 

[deilenberger]

Sealing with silicone is not necessarily a good solution. If water does find a way in, it's trapped and starts the corrosion again. I'd rather use a dielectric grease instead.

John.

John, you may want to check with your dad again.. most dielectric greases are silicone based. A bit of silicone grease around a gasket isn't a bad idea - besides helping it seal well, it also helps protect it against ozone caused degradation. It's better to keep the water out entirely rather then leave a path for it to evaporate..