Damn Connector, Where Does It Go?

Dear Friends

Before the weekend gets started and I end up ferrying the children to football matches far and wide, wasting my precious weekend free-time, I decided to get a new air filter, fuel filter and plugs put on my Tiger tonight.

So, I left work 2 hours early. Got home in the glorious sunshine with my bike and started to carefully and methodically remove it's clothes. I didn't start this before getting No.1 son to bring me a cuppa though. You don't start a job like this without first drinking a cuppa tea, and my boys all know it.

Everything came off fine, filters and plugs installed, no problem. But just as the light was fading and I was about to put the tank back on I saw a connector - a connector to where I cannot find a home.

Could anyone here please tell me where this connector goes? It's just behind the engine block, under the fuel rail. I've looked everywhere and I just cannot find where it should go. It's like someone has put it there simply to tease and confuse me.

I've had to leave the tank off tonight until I solve this conundrum.

Please help me stay sane

 

The only electrical connector on the tank is on the side, for the fuel pump. I cannot remember removing it so do you think there is a chance that it's just there for no reason?

I've not started it yet but I don't want to put the tank back before I know what it is.

It looks like a fourth fuel injector connection but I'm fairly sure it's always had 3 pots. Bloody weird isn't it?

I wasn't fully concentrating because my boy was helping and I was letting him do the easy bits.

Cheers

 

I wish I'd paid more attention, it's killing me not knowing for sure whether it was connected before or not

Well, if Sprinter is right, I will put it back together tomorrow and see what occurs.

Thanks for the replies Dozers Dad and Sprinter. Nice one.

 

Thanks. My bike an 885i and I didn't see anywhere on the tank for it to go. I'll look again tomorrow but I'm pretty sure the only electrical connector on the tank is for the fuel pump.

 

You guys have been great, thanks for the feedback. If I hadn't lost the light last night I'd still be there this morning trying to find something for it to plug in to!

As it stands, I'll get it all put together and fire up after I get back from the football. And I will of course confirm that all is well with the old Tiger.

Then it's on to the car for an EGR and manifold clean.....

 

All done, no leaks, smells or strange noises.

Thanks again to everyone for getting me straight with the extra connector. I should have clocked it myself but when you're talking to someone while you should be concentrating, this is what happens.

I'm well happy with this old bike, nobody who sees it can believe it's almost 19-years old.