Bike won't start..no power.
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Bike won't start..no power.
Ok, I have a 01 Road King and I was draining the fuel from the tank for another issue I have going on, but the manual says to start the bike and run it until it runs all the gas out. So I hooked the battery back up and nothing...no power. I look at all the fuses on the left side and none are blown and the battery is fully charged. Any ideas because I have no idea. Thanks
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I need to replace one of the fuel lines from one of the quick connectors because it was leaking and I tried getting to it without removing the tank, but there was no room. So the procedure in the manual, I think page 9-20 something, it says to drain the take first which I did and I messed with no fuses and now nothing. So I don't know what happen.
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No I didn't unplug anything. The only thing I can think of that could've happened is when I was pulling up on the back of the tank could I have unplugged anything from under the tank? I unplugged the fuel pump, but I made sure that was plugged back in. Are there any other fuses that couldn've blown besides what's on the left side? I have no idea....please help!
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Turn the key on, start moving wires around the battery terminal, negative ground to the frame, and starter. See if there are any loose connections. Keep looking to see if you get a neutral light or anything that shows you found the problem.
An 01 is old enough to have some corrosion building up in these connections and should be cleaned with a wire brush and installed using some dielectric grease to coat them.
An 01 is old enough to have some corrosion building up in these connections and should be cleaned with a wire brush and installed using some dielectric grease to coat them.
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Yea, I was doing that last night and actually the connectors are pretty clean. I called the dealer and all he said was to check the fuses which I did check the ones on the left, but if there are any other fuses I missed I don't know. I guess I should add that this all started when I was draining the tank and sad to say gas got everwhere, but mainly toward the front of the bike at the crossover hose. Could I have shorted something out?
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When it comes to trouble shotting, I do simple stuff first and more difficult later. Even though you may know the simple stuff is not the problem, you still want to double check them. So, for the simple stuff, how do you know the battery is charged? Put a meter on it and make sure it has more than 12 volts. The second simple thing is to double check the that the battery is not installed backwards. The 3rd is the run/stop switch, but you'd probably still have lights if that was it.
Now, once the simple stuff is confirmed, I would go to the most likely part. On my Road King (and I'm pretty sure yours too) the ignition is on top of the tank. I would think you pulled something loose with that circuit. I would start at the ignition, and follow the wires back into the bike, checking voltage and continuity along the way.
Now, once the simple stuff is confirmed, I would go to the most likely part. On my Road King (and I'm pretty sure yours too) the ignition is on top of the tank. I would think you pulled something loose with that circuit. I would start at the ignition, and follow the wires back into the bike, checking voltage and continuity along the way.