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lights and gauges out

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hello all, i have a small problem, i went to start my voyager and all the dash lights are out plus the tack and all the gauges don't work, i checked the fuses and they look to be good. has anyone got any ideas what it could be :Cball

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if the dash is all that is affected check the oil pressure sender on the side of the oil pan. if it is damaged it will kill the circuit. best way to check is to take the wire off the sender and see if the lights are restored.
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also the head light is out i just seen that this morning, but the turn signals work?? is that sender wire underneath the bike?

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if the headlight is also out, check the white multi-plug under the left upper fairing, it is a 10 wire plug. this plug sometimes gets nasty and needs cleaning. wire brush on the connectors and some dielectric grease should restore your lights..
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Hello friends, happy new year to all

My name is Jeferson from South Brazil, the last user from 2014 ... i have a Voyager 95 and have the same problem. The meter, head ligth and break, do no light more. We check the wires, connectors, relays, but dont tur on and we believe that be IC Igniter..

someone could give me a hint ?

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the IC igniter can not cause this problem, check the white multi-wire plug under the left hand fairing, this is the fault almost every time....
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I already check the all plugs, but tomorrow i check again te white plug with 10 wires..
You said to check the sender oil pressure, if he dont work, cut the circuit ??

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Hello Carl Leo,

The plug have one wire burn, i did the jump in the wire and solved my problem.

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Yes, i had cut wire and unite out the plug .. :wnk2:
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Carl is a not-too-bad source for repairs. He's only been wrong once. That was when he thought he'd made a mistake but in reality he hadn't. :gig:
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huh!
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I am having the same issue.
Checked the white plug, all good.
But I did develop a bad oil leak and someone mentioned oil sender or something wire.
Its covered in oil but not burned.
Do I cut this wire to get me home?
Im stranded.
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