Depending on the accuracy of your Ohm meter, yes... it could very well be shorted.
AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE Code Component/Fault Description No Air Bag Indicator - Inoperative Indicator Circuit Continuous Air Bag Indicator - Diagnostic Trouble Code Timed Out, Diagnostic Monitor Disconnected or Inoperative, or No Ignition Voltage to Diagnostic Monitor. 12 Lost Battery Feed 13 Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground 14 Primary Crash Sensor Circuit Shorted to Ground 21 Diagnostic Monitor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly 22 Safing Sensor Output Circuit Shorted to Battery Voltage 23 Memory Clear Circuit Improperly Grounded 24 System Disarm Failure or Internal Diagnostic Monitor Fault 32 Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open (See the Prolog) 33 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open 34 Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted 35 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted 41 RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open 42 LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open 44 RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly 45 LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly 52 Intermittent or Repaired Lost Battery Feed 53 Intermittent or Repaired Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground 54 Intermittent or Repaired Primary Crash Sensor Circuit Shorted to Ground 61 Intermittent or Repaired Diagnostic Monitor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly 62 Intermittent or Repaired Safing Sensor Output Circuit Shorted to Battery Voltage 63 Intermittent or Repaired Memory Clear Circuit Improperly Grounded 64 Intermittent or Repaired System Disarm Failure or Internal Diagnostic Monitor Fault 72 Intermittent or Repaired Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open 73 Intermittent or Repaired Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open 74 Intermittent or Repaired Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted 75 Intermittent or Repaired Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted 81 Intermittent or Repaired RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open 82 Intermittent or Repaired LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open 84 Intermittent or Repaired RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle 85 Intermittent or Repaired LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle Rapid Continuous Flashing of Air Bag Indicator (No Diagnostic Trouble Code) Both Primary Crash Sensors Disconnected Assembly Plant Mode
More than likely because of a short. its probably a shorted ignition switch
something on that circuit is shorted, the short needs to be repaired.
you shorted something. is there a wire grounding out somewhere?
Your ignition is probably fine what you need to check is the starter solenoid, more than likely that is what has gone bad. To find it follow the positive cable from the battery and it should lead you to it. If you turn your ke to the on position and touch both terminals on the solenoid with a screwdriver the motorcycle will turn over.
A battery cannot be drained by a shorted diode when the ignition key is off.
It depends on weather it is in a parallel or series circuit. In parallel the entire circuit it is in parallel with is shorted out. In series the total resistance decreases by the amount of the resistor that shorted out. Resistors usually open or change value with use.
Usually you check mega-ohms by reading the resistance between compressor shell and the windings. There should be a large amount of resistance which means the windings are not shorted to the compressor case or shell. Use a DVM (digital volt ohm meter) to check the resistance.
There is a fault some where in the system. Auto Zone will check your codes for FREE. I just don't know if it will pick up the Air bag codes. But since it's FREE you dont have anything to loose but time. Also check this out. Air Bag Codes Here are the codes for Air Bag faults. When first started the dash light will blink the two-digit code before it comes on permently. Continuous (blinks no code) RCM Disconnected or Inoperative, Loss of Battery Feed, or Loss of Signal Ground 15 Incorrect Vehicle ID 15 Driver Air Bag Circuit Shorted To Ground 15 Driver Air Bag Circuit Shorted To Battery Or Ignition 16 Passenger Air Bag Circuit Shorted To Ground 16 Passenger Air Bag Circuit Shorted To Battery Or Ignition 17 Air Bag Tone Warning Indicator Circuit Shorted to Ground or Open 17 Driver Pretension Circuit Shorted To Battery Or Ignition 17 Driver Pretension Circuit Shorted To Ground 18 Passenger Pretension Circuit Shorted To Battery Or Ignition 18 Driver Pretension Circuit Shorted To Ground 18 Air Bag Tone Warning Indicator Circuit Short to Battery or Ignition 19 RCM Crash Data Memory Full 21 RCM Bracket Ground Resistance High 24 RCM Is Faulted 25 Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (PAD) Switch Fault 27 Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (PAD) Warning Lamp Inoperative 27 Passenger Air Bag Deactivation (PAD) Warning Lamp Shorted to Battery 32 Driver Air Bag Circuit Resistance High 33 Passenger Air Bag Circuit Resistance High 34 Driver Air Bag Circuit Resistance Low 35 Passenger Air Bag Circuit Resistance Low 46 Driver Pretension Circuit Resistance High 46 Driver Pretension Circuit Resistance Low 47 Passenger Pretension Circuit Resistance High 47 Passenger Pretension Circuit Resistance Low
Gas gauges work based on electrical resistance. When the float in the tank is moved up or down by the fuel level, it changes the resistance and the gauge reads differently. Some gauges read full if resistance is high and full is resistance is low. If I understood the question, you unhooked the gauge and it is reading full, that is because you have opened the electrical contacts to unlimited resistance. But, if the gauge was always reading full, before you disconnected it, and that was the root of your problem, then the wire could be shorted to chassis ground and the gauge is reading the resistance of the entire truck.
AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE Code Component/Fault Description No Air Bag Indicator - Inoperative Indicator Circuit Continuous Air Bag Indicator - Diagnostic Trouble Code Timed Out, Diagnostic Monitor Disconnected or Inoperative, or No Ignition Voltage to Diagnostic Monitor. 12 Lost Battery Feed 13 Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground 14 Primary Crash Sensor Circuit Shorted to Ground 21 Diagnostic Monitor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly 22 Safing Sensor Output Circuit Shorted to Battery Voltage 23 Memory Clear Circuit Improperly Grounded 24 System Disarm Failure or Internal Diagnostic Monitor Fault 32 Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open (See the Prolog) 33 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open 34 Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted 35 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted 41 RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open 42 LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open 44 RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly 45 LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly 52 Intermittent or Repaired Lost Battery Feed 53 Intermittent or Repaired Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground 54 Intermittent or Repaired Primary Crash Sensor Circuit Shorted to Ground 61 Intermittent or Repaired Diagnostic Monitor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly 62 Intermittent or Repaired Safing Sensor Output Circuit Shorted to Battery Voltage 63 Intermittent or Repaired Memory Clear Circuit Improperly Grounded 64 Intermittent or Repaired System Disarm Failure or Internal Diagnostic Monitor Fault 72 Intermittent or Repaired Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open 73 Intermittent or Repaired Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open 74 Intermittent or Repaired Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted 75 Intermittent or Repaired Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted 81 Intermittent or Repaired RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open 82 Intermittent or Repaired LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open 84 Intermittent or Repaired RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle 85 Intermittent or Repaired LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle Rapid Continuous Flashing of Air Bag Indicator (No Diagnostic Trouble Code) Both Primary Crash Sensors Disconnected Assembly Plant Mode
B1997 37 23 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground B1996 37 23 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Battery or Ignition B1998 37 23 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Resistance High B1999 37 23 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Resistance Low
Most likely the ignition switch is shorted placing it in an on position at all times.
Actually, measuring winding resistance with a multimeter is an iffy situation at best. This is because the multimeter will not tell you if one of the turns is shorted, causing Q to drastically suffer, it will really only tell you if the winding is open, or if it is shorted to something it should not be shorted to, such as the frame. This is especially true for larger windings, in larger transformers and motors, because their DC resistance is so close to zero that you might not be able to tell if they are shorted or normal. Using a multimeter is a good start, to make sure that basics are covered, and it might tell you if the winding is dead shorted, but you need to know for sure what the expected DC resistance is, and you need to know that you multimeter is very good in the low Ohms scale.
my airbag flashes code 14 what code is thatHere is a list that will tell you............AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC MONITOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODECode Component/Fault DescriptionNo Air Bag Indicator - Inoperative Indicator CircuitContinuous Air Bag Indicator - Diagnostic Trouble Code Timed Out, Diagnostic Monitor Disconnected or Inoperative, or No Ignition Voltage to Diagnostic Monitor.12 Lost Battery Feed13 Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground14 Primary Crash Sensor Circuit Shorted to Ground21 Diagnostic Monitor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly22 Safing Sensor Output Circuit Shorted to Battery Voltage23 Memory Clear Circuit Improperly Grounded24 System Disarm Failure or Internal Diagnostic Monitor Fault32 Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open (See the Prolog)33 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open34 Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted35 Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted41 RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open42 LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open44 RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly45 LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly52 Intermittent or Repaired Lost Battery Feed53 Intermittent or Repaired Air Bag Circuit Shorted to Ground54 Intermittent or Repaired Primary Crash Sensor Circuit Shorted to Ground61 Intermittent or Repaired Diagnostic Monitor Not Mounted to Vehicle Properly62 Intermittent or Repaired Safing Sensor Output Circuit Shorted to Battery Voltage63 Intermittent or Repaired Memory Clear Circuit Improperly Grounded64 Intermittent or Repaired System Disarm Failure or Internal Diagnostic Monitor Fault72 Intermittent or Repaired Driver Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open73 Intermittent or Repaired Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit High Resistance or Open74 Intermittent or Repaired Driver Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted75 Intermittent or Repaired Passenger Side Air Bag Circuit Low Resistance or Shorted81 Intermittent or Repaired RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open82 Intermittent or Repaired LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Feed/Return Circuit Open84 Intermittent or Repaired RH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to Vehicle85 Intermittent or Repaired LH Radiator Primary Crash Sensor Not Mounted to VehicleRapid Continuous Flashing of Air Bag Indicator (No Diagnostic Trouble Code) Both Primary Crash Sensors Disconnected Assembly Plant Mode
Drivers side air bag circuit low resistance or shorted
the Ignition coil has most likely shorted out