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Originally Posted by DR. V-TWIN
Have you tried putting the old plug wires back on? Clear the code and try that.
that's a good suggestion but unfortunately when I removed the old ones, one fellow said he could use them...so I gave them... and away he went.

I'll go to the dealer tomorrow....new wires.

thanks 4 u'r suggestion...
 
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Get the 'Screamin Eagle' 10mm wires. That will fix your problem like it did mine as I did almost the same thing you did.

I got the orange ones, matches the pinstripes on my tank.





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Originally Posted by Chips
My engine light came on today and stayed on.

I replaced the plug wires earlier today....could that be the prob?

The wires were from J&P Cycles...and the correct ones for my '04 FLSTC.

any advice please?
Is your 04 fuel injected?
IF yes you need wires with a feed back strand in them somthing to do with monitoring.
I bought a set of SE wires and had the light all the time put stock back on and the light went out.
I wanted red wires so I bought a set of accels from JP that are injection compatable and have had no further issues.
 
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The way the Delphi Fuel Injection System Computer determines if the engine is pinging is, among other things, related to the electrical properties of the secondary ignition system (Coil, Wires and Spark Plugs). If the wires you used were solid core wires it will cause the computer system to read it as a system failure. The wires you use need a minimum of at least 1,000 ohms per foot but no more than 10,000 ohms total. They used to call resistance wires "TV Suspression Wires" because they reduce the emiitted RF so that they don't mess up your Television picture . . . . but non-supressed wires can still mess with the electronics on your bikes computer . . . . similar things can happen if you use cheap non-resistor spark plugs.
 
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Originally Posted by coop57
Is your 04 fuel injected?
IF yes you need wires with a feed back strand in them somthing to do with monitoring.
I bought a set of SE wires and had the light all the time put stock back on and the light went out.
I wanted red wires so I bought a set of accels from JP that are injection compatable and have had no further issues.
yes it is fuel injected.
I did get the wires from J&P ...I think they were accels ( tossed the package. ) Maybe they were not compatable with FI.

Hopefully when the dealer opens in a few hours..I'll be able to get another set of wires and that will solve the prob.
I'll post later today or tomorrow with the results.

Guys like me would be lost without the advice from this forum.....

thanks for all the comments..
 
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Originally Posted by Chips
yes it is fuel injected.
I did get the wires from J&P ...I think they were accels ( tossed the package. ) Maybe they were not compatable with FI.

Hopefully when the dealer opens in a few hours..I'll be able to get another set of wires and that will solve the prob.
I'll post later today or tomorrow with the results.

Guys like me would be lost without the advice from this forum.....

thanks for all the comments..
Just be care full my dealer told me the SE wires would work but they didn't.

The wires I used are on page 244 of the JP cataloge I just recieved.
part # 383-282 -blue 383-283 black 383-284 red 383-285 yellow.
 
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Problem solved.

I got hold of my old plug wires.
I cleared the code....replaced the new ACCEL CRD 30580 plug wires with my old 'stock' wires....and no more engine light worning.
( engine light does not come on while riding )

So the choice of plug wires does make a difference. ..at least on my '04 FLSTC.
If it haden't been for thie advice on this forum, I would have thought; "Well, the engine light coming on... cannot be the new wires.. because they're BRAND NEW!"
........

But. I still want the extra colour on my bike so...While I was at the dealer today...I ordered the SE 10mm. plug wires ( red ). They assured me these wires would work on my bike.

Hopefully, they will look good and work well.

thanks for the advice and information folks....very helpful
 
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Originally Posted by coop57
Just be care full my dealer told me the SE wires would work but they didn't.

The wires I used are on page 244 of the JP cataloge I just recieved.
part # 383-282 -blue 383-283 black 383-284 red 383-285 yellow.
the wires I had from J&P did not work..part # CRD 30580 ( I probably ordered the wrong ones. )

thanks for the warning about the SE wires. I'll try them at the dealer and if there's a problem...they can have them back.

thx again,
 
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if the SEs work, let us know, I'd like some red ones
 
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Originally Posted by brettnbama
if the SEs work, let us know, I'd like some red ones
sure thing.

It will be a couple of days....I had to order them. The Parts-Dept. at my local dealer is "....well...we don't have any in stock...but we'll put a 'rush' on it and have it here in a couple of days." They carry an annoyingly small amount of stock.

I'll also tell you what I paid for them....be interesting to compare the local ( ontario canada ) price with yours. ( at least dealer price)

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