EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
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RE: EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
Thanks for all the replys/opinions on this.
I have never noticed this before. It is just a quick stutter when you twist the throttle, but the bike doesn't stall. It will quickly catch on and go right along. Guess I'll give it a while and see if things change or get worse. It is definitely EXACTLY like a carbed motor that you jack the throttle on before it warms up. A slight "chuggg" and then all's OK.
I have never noticed this before. It is just a quick stutter when you twist the throttle, but the bike doesn't stall. It will quickly catch on and go right along. Guess I'll give it a while and see if things change or get worse. It is definitely EXACTLY like a carbed motor that you jack the throttle on before it warms up. A slight "chuggg" and then all's OK.
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RE: EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
Mine also does it and the dealer tells me it's normal! I have a PCIII and it still has not corrected the lag! The other thing I notice is the bike seems to feel like it is dragging at lower speeds. I am so pissed with this thing is isn't even funny. The dealer says he can make it better with removing the PCIIIaddinga SERT and 3 hours of dyno time at the tune of $711.00. The Harley game is getting old and I have been at it for thirty years!
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RE: EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
ORIGINAL: smokeygold
Mine also does it and the dealer tells me it's normal!
Mine also does it and the dealer tells me it's normal!
SmokeyGold, sorry to hear about your troubles. Ain't nothing worse than a toy that don't work right. I have been there...done that. Not any fun.
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RE: EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
ORIGINAL: bigtop1
Thumper26,...........I rarely disagree with you on any posts because you are right. I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one however. The fuel injection sensor should be picking up the temp and adjusting its mixture to the enviornmentwith an allowance for being started cold. The type of hesitation being described sounds faulty.
Thumper26,...........I rarely disagree with you on any posts because you are right. I have to respectfully disagree with you on this one however. The fuel injection sensor should be picking up the temp and adjusting its mixture to the enviornmentwith an allowance for being started cold. The type of hesitation being described sounds faulty.
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From: A barrier island in NJ
RE: EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
ORIGINAL: Hidalgo
I posted this same issue at another Sporty forum, and got a bunch of folks with the same situation....so I guess it IS normal. You'd think that EFI would stop this, but maybe it's not the "same" as the EFI on my truck???
SmokeyGold, sorry to hear about your troubles. Ain't nothing worse than a toy that don't work right. I have been there...done that. Not any fun.
ORIGINAL: smokeygold
Mine also does it and the dealer tells me it's normal!
Mine also does it and the dealer tells me it's normal!
SmokeyGold, sorry to hear about your troubles. Ain't nothing worse than a toy that don't work right. I have been there...done that. Not any fun.
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From: Kalamazoo, MI
RE: EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
ORIGINAL: smokeygold
Mine also does it and the dealer tells me it's normal! I have a PCIII and it still has not corrected the lag! The other thing I notice is the bike seems to feel like it is dragging at lower speeds. I am so pissed with this thing is isn't even funny. The dealer says he can make it better with removing the PCIIIaddinga SERT and 3 hours of dyno time at the tune of $711.00. The Harley game is getting old and I have been at it for thirty years!
Mine also does it and the dealer tells me it's normal! I have a PCIII and it still has not corrected the lag! The other thing I notice is the bike seems to feel like it is dragging at lower speeds. I am so pissed with this thing is isn't even funny. The dealer says he can make it better with removing the PCIIIaddinga SERT and 3 hours of dyno time at the tune of $711.00. The Harley game is getting old and I have been at it for thirty years!
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RE: EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
I was experienceing some stumbleing on cold mornings, but I thought that because the bike was in a warm garage, then suddenly taking it out into the cold air, this stumbleing was normal.
I called my dealer and told him what it was doing, and I heard about fuel pump issues, he said to bring it in for a pump up grade which I did and no more stumbleing on cold starts.
Tom
I called my dealer and told him what it was doing, and I heard about fuel pump issues, he said to bring it in for a pump up grade which I did and no more stumbleing on cold starts.
Tom
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RE: EFI hesitation before fully "warmed-up" ??
I'm glad I'm not the only one!!! My bike tries to stall 3 times before it finally runs right at a cold start. When I was in Arkansas, it stalled 3 times. WTF???