I have a late 90s BF50. The indicator lights have never worked since i got it, but never had any issues for at least a year until this solid alarm started. The alarm itself is inconsitent, sometimes it'll happen within a minute of start up. Sometimes i can run for an hour before it starts.
Its not the trim alarm, i already disconnected that. Whixh should narrow it to either oil pressure or temp. Except i disconnected both those wires at the engine cross connect -- yet the alarm still sounds!?
Today i figured out that i can make the alarm go away if i disconnect the temp and/or oil pressure wires at that little indicator light box mountes in the console. But once again, its still not consistent; sometimes just disconnwcting the yellow wires works, sometimes just the red -- but then sometimes the alarm comes back manh minutes later at which point i can make it go away by disconnecting both.
I also notice that the engine will bog if i try pushing thru the alarm, but if i disconnect the wires at the module it wont bog.
I have a couple questions:
1. Is my issue the indicator light box itself? Or a short further up the line? Or something else?
2. Does that indicator light box have any brains in it that actually interprets the sensors signals & governs the motor if necessary (or does that function take place under the cowling)? If not, then why does disconnecting it eliminate the bogging?
Thanks for the help
Its not the trim alarm, i already disconnected that. Whixh should narrow it to either oil pressure or temp. Except i disconnected both those wires at the engine cross connect -- yet the alarm still sounds!?
Today i figured out that i can make the alarm go away if i disconnect the temp and/or oil pressure wires at that little indicator light box mountes in the console. But once again, its still not consistent; sometimes just disconnwcting the yellow wires works, sometimes just the red -- but then sometimes the alarm comes back manh minutes later at which point i can make it go away by disconnecting both.
I also notice that the engine will bog if i try pushing thru the alarm, but if i disconnect the wires at the module it wont bog.
I have a couple questions:
1. Is my issue the indicator light box itself? Or a short further up the line? Or something else?
2. Does that indicator light box have any brains in it that actually interprets the sensors signals & governs the motor if necessary (or does that function take place under the cowling)? If not, then why does disconnecting it eliminate the bogging?
Thanks for the help