ODO Reset

[dabull]

ok...i think I already know the answer to this, but I want get ya'lls thoughts on it...so letterrip..

The last couple of times I have stated my 05 Nomad, I have noticed that the clock has rest to an incorrect time, and the trip meter reset to 0....tell me, is this a Nomad electrical hiccup, or is what i'm thinking whats going onnnn.....thoughts?

[Todd]

Me thinks you either have a loose battery connection or a battery getting ready to go in the crapper.

[cactusjack]

Yessir. That's what happens when you disconnect the battery. Check those battery connections. I'm surprised that you are able to start it, if it's losing voltage to the instrument panel because the battery is weak, I wouldn't think it would have enough juice to crank. If it's because a cable is loose, I wouldn't think it would start.

When I installed my cruise control, I was busy putting things back together and I tried to start it, I heard a "pop" and the bike went dead. I spent the next 20 minutes looking at fuses, the problem was my + battery cable was loose.

[nomaddriver03]

Hi;
I'll have to look in the Service Manual, but does the clock have a small watch type battery that holds the correct time as the cmos battery in a PC ?

[dabull]

concerning the battery connections...is there an easy way to tighten connections? Or is it in thru the seat?

[Yellow Jacket]

Gotta take off the seat.

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by nomaddriver03

Hi;
I'll have to look in the Service Manual, but does the clock have a small watch type battery that holds the correct time as the cmos battery in a PC ?

No it does not. All power is supplied by the main battery.

[jmorrow]

My 04 Nomad has done that a couple times over the last two year. The clock did not loose time but the trip meter would be reset to zero. The Nomad has never failed to start.

[dabull]

appreciate all the posts/info gang;)

[caddman11]

+1 on Todd

[dabull]

Originally Posted by Jim Dooley

My 04 Nomad has done that a couple times over the last two year. The clock did not loose time but the trip meter would be reset to zero. The Nomad has never failed to start.

hmmm...have you done anything to stop it? new battery? checked connections? or just kept on pluggin away???

[jmorrow]

I just kept pluggin away. The first time it did it, I thought I must have accidentaly reset it (that was somewhere around 2 year ago give or take 6 month). The second time (it was reset to 0) it had 24 mile on the trip meter when I parked it. Then 6 days later I was going for a ride and got on the Nomad turned the key on and it was on zero (this was some time last summer). Both times it started without a problem. No I never did check the battery connections. It is the original battery and has never failed to start the Nomad.

[dabull]

Originally Posted by Jim Dooley

I just kept pluggin away. The first time it did it, I thought I must have accidentaly reset it (that was somewhere around 2 year ago give or take 6 month). The second time (it was reset to 0) it had 24 mile on the trip meter when I parked it. Then 6 days later I was going for a ride and got on the Nomad turned the key on and it was on zero (this was some time last summer). Both times it started without a problem. No I never did check the battery connections. It is the original battery and has never failed to start the Nomad.

yup...thats me too...keep pluggin away, she has never failed to start--but several times delivered silence when I hit the starter button...once i either put her into neutral or turned the kill switch to run she fired right up though:)

[schoeney]

Ironic that this post appeared. I lost 2 hours on my clock (2003) just yesterday...where did the day go?

I was wondering if it might be caused by my battery tender? Starts fine so far (knock on wood).

[dabull]

i starting to see a trend....