Unedited: Adding a second relay to fix the dreaded click
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08-03-2012, 08:36 AM
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Same
not just on my bike, unfortunately.
I redid the splice last year(orange power wire, if I remember correctly)
As I mentioned, once I turn it over she will aways start up from the switch.
Almost as if she has to shake the cobwebs out.
The starter button on the solenoid has kept me in the game.
This winter I will do the relay fix and see what happens.
not just on my bike, unfortunately.
I redid the splice last year(orange power wire, if I remember correctly)
As I mentioned, once I turn it over she will aways start up from the switch.
Almost as if she has to shake the cobwebs out.
The starter button on the solenoid has kept me in the game.
This winter I will do the relay fix and see what happens.
#122
08-03-2012, 10:45 AM
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Thansk D1gger, Texas! Installed the wire and all went as expected.
Although the click problem was resolved by just replacing the relay (bought a brand new Crane relay), the wire will be for sure a reinforcement. Not having used the bike in a few days, it started faster and stronger than ever at first try, no choke used.
I finally used a female spade connector instead soldering the 30' wire, as Texas expained:
This is the fused wire before installing it:
Cheers,
Although the click problem was resolved by just replacing the relay (bought a brand new Crane relay), the wire will be for sure a reinforcement. Not having used the bike in a few days, it started faster and stronger than ever at first try, no choke used.
I finally used a female spade connector instead soldering the 30' wire, as Texas expained:
This is the fused wire before installing it:
Cheers,
#123
08-03-2012, 04:04 PM
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If your battery voltage is that good then I would say you have a connector problem. Once you start the bike it shakes and jiggles all the connectors.
Harley uses connectors that depend on two spikes to penetrate the wire jacket to make connection. It is my theory that after time corrosion builds up between the spikes and the wire and that is where all our problems come from.
Harley uses connectors that depend on two spikes to penetrate the wire jacket to make connection. It is my theory that after time corrosion builds up between the spikes and the wire and that is where all our problems come from.
Always heat shrink and solder. Learned my lesson the hard way a long time ago on an old Chevy truck.
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08-03-2012, 06:31 PM
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I second this opinion. I ride in a wet environment, but store my bike in a dry location. I would expect some bad things happen in areas one can't dry out after a ride.
Always heat shrink and solder. Learned my lesson the hard way a long time ago on an old Chevy truck.
Always heat shrink and solder. Learned my lesson the hard way a long time ago on an old Chevy truck.
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