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610 Neutral Light Flashing

Circus

Circus

Husqvarna
AA Class
Have a 2008 610SM with 8000 miles on it. At about 7500 miles the neutral light started flashing / blinking while riding. It only does this after I have been riding 5-10 minutes.

Have any of you had this issue, and what did you do to resolve it?
 
Your best option is to get it hooked up to Ibeat and read the codes. Otherwise you could just start swapping random electrical parts and hope for the best.
 
Check the resistance of the water temperature sensor when the engine is cold. If you are getting a reading that is significantly lower than 1.5K, you may have a bad sensor.
 
Yossarian said:
Check the resistance of the water temperature sensor when the engine is cold. If you are getting a reading that is significantly lower than 1.5K, you may have a bad sensor.
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Yossarian, how do you check the temp sensor? I did not want to break it. Do you have to unscrew the sensor from the head? If yes, then does coolant flow out? Or can you pop the electrical connector off, if so how do you pop it off?
 
Circus said:
Yossarian, how do you check the temp sensor? I did not want to break it. Do you have to unscrew the sensor from the head? If yes, then does coolant flow out? Or can you pop the electrical connector off, if so how do you pop it off?
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You can check it by disconnecting the wiring, but it'll be a tight fit. The connector has a press-to-remove tab. Removing the sensor (requires 17mm open end wrench) will lose you just a little bit of coolant, but it won't come pouring out after the initial surge.

It is easiest to check the sensor if it is off the bike, as it would be tricky to align the ohmmeter's probes on its terminals if you cannot see them. Taking the sensor out is easier than taking off the tank to test it in situ.
 
Yossarian said:
Check the resistance of the water temperature sensor when the engine is cold. If you are getting a reading that is significantly lower than 1.5K, you may have a bad sensor.
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Hmm. what do you mean bu readings lower than 1,5k?
I just replaced a bad water temp sensor on my SM630.
But i measured the new and the old sensor when i had them both on the bench. The old broken one had 25 Ohm, and the new one did not show any reading. When i put the sensors in warm water, the new one startet to get ohms around 19, and the old broken one got to over 30.
 
grusomkis said:
Hmm. what do you mean bu readings lower than 1,5k?
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When I tested two new sensors with an ohmmeter, I got around 1500 ohms when they were at room temperature. The bad sensor I removed from the bike read about 200 ohms at room temperature.

As the sensors heat, their resistance drops. The bad sensor was falsifying a "hot" reading to the ECU.
 
I replaced my water temp sensor but that did not fix the problem. Then I had to replace my gear switch/neutral indicator sensor after my chain snapped and broke the original. Voila! To my surprise that fixed my problem - no more blinking neutral light.
 
good find, i'm wondering if that's what's up with mine. where abouts is the neutral sensor mate?
 
MotAd, sorry for taking so long to get back to you. I kept forgetting to take a photo. Here it is on the left side by the shifter.

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Circus said:
MotAd, sorry for taking so long to get back to you. I kept forgetting to take a photo. Here it is on the left side by the shifter.
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In haste I believe you pointed out the oil screen cover. The NSS is to the upper right with wires.
 
I did change it during an oil change but you can also lay the bike on its right side. I had to do this after forgetting to take the o-ring off the old sensor to put on the new sensor . . . The sensor leaked oil and I had just filled the thing with oil. Not wanting to drain the oil again I just laid the bike on its side.
 
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