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82' XJ650 Maxim Starter Relay Location

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by PlzHelp, Apr 22, 2022.

  1. PlzHelp

    PlzHelp Member

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    Can anyone do me a favor and post a photo of where the starter relay is mounted on a 1982 XJ650 Maxim?

    I've seen the wiring diagram, but without cutting open my wiring harness I can't easily verify which relay is the one I'm looking for.

    I pulled a busted one off of the bottom of the side panel where the rectifier is mounted, but someone told me that this is the headlight relay. Which, if true, means I have two relays to replace.

    Thanks in advance for any help.
     
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    I don't have a pic handy, but the relay is located right next to the battery, virtually directly connected to the positive terminal.
     
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    XJ550H Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    The Ultimate Relay, Switch, Sensor, and Diodes Guide

    XJ650 Maxim and Midnight Maxim models:

    Flasher: near the steering headpipe, on right side frame rail, under the right side ignition coil.
    Flasher canceller: under the rear of gas tank, behind ignition coils
    Starter motor solenoid/relay: on right hand side, attached to and behind the battery box.
    Diode block: inside the headlight housing.
    Starter/Ignition cut-off relay (no color): behind the turn signal self-canceller. (note: the drawing and the description in the service manual is wrong).
    1980-81 Sidestand (kickstand) relay (blue): did not use.
    1982-84 Sidestand (kickstand) relay (blue): frame bracket outbound of LH frame tube, just behind the left ignition coil.
    Headlight relay (yellow): behind the left frame side cover, on the plastic regulator-rectifier mounting plate. (note: the drawing and the description in the service manual is wrong).
    Neutral switch: in a hole in the bottom of the crankcase, just "outside" of the oil pan, on the bottom of the engine, up inside a recessed "well".
    yamaha calls the solinoid a starter relay and the also have the starter cutoff relay I have put both in bold above.
     
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    The Ignition Cut-off relay is the one I'm looking for. Where is the turn signal self-canceller located?
     
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    They are located below the top bar of the frame, just forward of the fuel tank rear mount. The cut-off relay is the first relay just in front of the tank mount. The turn signal self-canceller is just in front of the cut-off relay.
     
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    Flasher canceller: under the rear of gas tank, behind ignition coils
    Starter/Ignition cut-off relay (no color): behind the turn signal self-canceller. (note: the drawing and the description in the service manual is wrong).

    you need to remove the tank
     
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    Tank's been off for a while now. I won't be able to check until I get back in the shop on Monday, but with these instructions I think I know exactly which relays y'all are referring to. Thank you.
     
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