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I've got a 1978 FXE. When I push the electric starter switch, it clicks and sometimes it cranks on the first push, sometimes on the 30th and sometimes not at all. It has a new battery, solenoid and relay. Any suggestions?
Thanks
I don't have a wiring diagram for that model, but with some later models, the power to the solenoid came from/thru the ignition switch. I'm not talking the power to activate the relay, but the hot side that goes thru the relay and to the solenoid when activated. On some bikes that power was hot wired from battery - you could actually jump the relay and engage the starter without anything being switched on.
So if you can back-trace the "big" wire going into the relay, either with a diagram or ohm meter, I think you'll have a better chance of finding the weak link in the circuit.
89 years and still riding an FX... my hat's off to you sir.
12-17-2009, 08:51 AM
