atvman

My 1998 Kawasaki ZXI 1100 is having an electrical problem. Last year, the power was intermittent. I'd have to turn the key on and off a bunch of times to get it to work. This year, it isn't working at all. Somebody told me it might be my power switch, I plan on pulling it out today to check it out.

If this doesn't sound like a power switch problem, what other suggestions do you guys have?

If it is the power switch, I need to know if I can just hotwire it or if there the switch has any specific electrical properties (ie. resistance) that I need to be aware of. I plan on replacing the switch if it is the problem, but I'd really like to get my jet ski out this weekend if I can hotwire it for the short term.

Any suggestions or help is greatly appreciated.

atvman

I don't think it's the switch. When it's "off", black-to-white reads as a connection, every other pin-to-pin reads as no connection. When it's "on", red to red/white stripe reads as a connection, every other pin-to-pin reads as no connection.

Any other ideas or suggestions?

atvman

Update:

Whether the switch is on or off, I get 11.85 volts across the terminals of the main fuse. Is this typical?

I get nothing accross the terminals of the trim fuse.

atvman

Come on, nobody has a single suggestion?

atvman

Update:

I pulled the top off the electrical box and there was a lot of corrosion in there and it wasn't exactly dry (The jet ski did take in a lot of water once in the middle of summer last year). Could any of the following cause my problem:

1. Bad solenoid?
2. Bad electronic control module?
3. Bad voltage regulator?

I'm leaning towards number two as my problem, but I'd like to get a second opinion before throwing money at one.

atvman

If the voltage regulator is bad, would that cause me to have no power whatsoever it only cause my battery not to charge?

atvman

I dried out the electrical box really well, still nothing. Is there a way to check the voltage regulator and ECU before replacing them?

atvman

Does anybody have a shop manual?

atvman

I came across the data sheet for the voltage regulator and checked it out, it's definitely bad. If it's not THE problem, it's still A problem. I ordered a new one, I'll post an update when it's in.

atvman

Even though I didn't get a single hit on this thread, I figured I'd update it in case somebody has a similar problem in the future.

There was a broken red power wire in the electrical box, fixing it should solve my problem.