HELP! Tach quit working

[CATillak]

So things got a little hairy last trip and well now my gauge doesnt work. It had been freezing up on me and now just doesnt work and when i flip the hand warmer switches sometimes itll pop on. I checked for loose wires or cut wires, couldnt find anything. Everythings plugged in. Any fuses or typical wires that get faulty on these?

05 800 summit. 3300mi

 

[Mac-Daddy-Racing-212]

Does the speedo still work? There is a fuse, but it powers both speedo and tach. The red/yellow wire is the power wire for both. The Speedo and tach are also connected to each other.

 

[CATillak]

Does the speedo still work? There is a fuse, but it powers both speedo and tach. The red/yellow wire is the power wire for both. The Speedo and tach are also connected to each other.

Thanks for the reply.
Its a summit model so no speedo. Or atleast it didnt come with one.

Im thinkin it has to be a cut wire because it tries to come on when i flip the handle bar switches around. When the sled landed on me i twisted the switches around, and they are mounted below my brake lever. Instead of being next too it on the top of the bars.

 

[winter brew]

Do the lights work?

 

[CATillak]

Will test that when i put the motor back in. Have been running couple small lights where the stocker was.

Had em hooked so when i push the high beams they turned on, but when we had our moment, the top got crushed in so no lights last couple rides.

Last time i was with the sled i pulled the switches box off And nothing was frayed or pulled out. I thought for sure my culprit would be in there.

 

[Danzick]

if spedometer and lights and tach dont work it might be the relay. try tapping it with a hammer and if it tries to wwork your relay is shot. my tach dont work either but i kknow its not my relay. trried everything.

 

[Mac-Daddy-Racing-212]

Relay is up under the dash tied to the cross member over the secondary clutch. Over the hill and throught the dale, to the parts store, we will prevail..

 

[droadrash]

My relay went out and tapping on it worked from time to time. the skidoo dealer wants $35.00 and a week to get. I went to napa and bought a standard off the shelf 12volt relay for $2.39. Its worth the try...

 

[griese]

I have an 06 summit and I was also having some electrical issues (headlight not working, no reverse) I ended up taking my hand warmer/thumb warmer switch assembly apart and I found a bunch of corrosion, cleaned it all up with some contact cleaner and it fixed my problem. I also made sure that my switch assembly was getting a good ground on my bars, if you switch assembly is able to spin I would probably check that first.

 

[CATillak]

They ground on the bar!!!!?

WTF, haha while i had the motor apart and cleaning the bulkhead i put the switches in the console! **** guess i better rethink that one if it doesnt work. Got tired of my knees and what ever else banging it or hitting reverse at rediculous speeds.

 

[griese]

If its anything like the 06's (which i'm pretty sure they are) if you look at the two halfs where they go around the bars you will see two little prongs. I had to take a wire brush and clean the prongs off and then I also cleaned my bars down to the bar metal where the prongs would be making contact and my problem was fixed.