Dumb things an old man can sometimes do...
#22
10-02-2013 | 09:22 AM
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#23
10-02-2013 | 09:50 AM
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Kinda off topic but it may make you feel better:
this morning at work I was about to put a brand new truck in service that I just got yesterday. It had a warning light on, on the dash. I pulled it into the shop and connected the diagnostic tester to it. In my shop I have a very long cable that was run out of my office thru the wall and by the bay. it is ethernet cable. All plugged into the truck and the PC program opened going thru the whole set up procedure. Three times and three different attempts and it keeps saying it cannot communicate with the ECM...So finally I said **** on it. Unplugged everything at the truck and coiled up the cable. Pulled the truck around and put it on line. Came back to the shop office and sat down at the desk. I looked over and realized I had not plugged in the damn piece into the USB port of the PC...Duh.....dumbass
this morning at work I was about to put a brand new truck in service that I just got yesterday. It had a warning light on, on the dash. I pulled it into the shop and connected the diagnostic tester to it. In my shop I have a very long cable that was run out of my office thru the wall and by the bay. it is ethernet cable. All plugged into the truck and the PC program opened going thru the whole set up procedure. Three times and three different attempts and it keeps saying it cannot communicate with the ECM...So finally I said **** on it. Unplugged everything at the truck and coiled up the cable. Pulled the truck around and put it on line. Came back to the shop office and sat down at the desk. I looked over and realized I had not plugged in the damn piece into the USB port of the PC...Duh.....dumbass
#25
10-02-2013 | 10:42 AM
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So I was out riding this morning, enjoying the crisp, cool autumn air. Came home, parked and everything was copacetic. Mounted up again about 3pm and hit the ignitions switch only to hear the screaming siren going off along with the blinking lights. No problem I think. It has been a couple of years since I replaced the battery in the fob. I walked across the street to the dollar store to get a new 2032 battery, came home and put it in the fob. Still, no joy. The bike would not crank a lick and still lots of screaming from the siren. By the way, the siren will scream for what seems like about 5 minutes before it finally goes off, only to start up again. Eventually, it finally goes off and stays off, unless you turn the ignition on again, at which point it starts all over again. I was really perplexed, to say the least. I took the new battery out of the fob and tested it for voltage. Right at 3 volts, like it is supposed to be. Reinserted the battery again and had bad results once more. At this point I was getting damn annoyed and I was on the verge of breaking out the ice cubes and brown water. For the third time I take the battery out and put it back in. No joy.
And then it kind of dawns on me that I might have the fricken fob battery in upside down. Surely they would not make a battery holder that would accept the battery upside down...would they? So I opened up the fob, flipped the battery over and tried starting the engine, once again.
It started right up and everything was right with the world.
So, boys and girls, the fob battery can go in upside down and NO it will not allow the bike to start until it is put in the correct way. Stupid old man.
And then it kind of dawns on me that I might have the fricken fob battery in upside down. Surely they would not make a battery holder that would accept the battery upside down...would they? So I opened up the fob, flipped the battery over and tried starting the engine, once again.
It started right up and everything was right with the world.
So, boys and girls, the fob battery can go in upside down and NO it will not allow the bike to start until it is put in the correct way. Stupid old man.
When I picked up my '10 FLHX it was equipped with security. I couldn't figure out why the bike would always start, key fob present or not. Also the lights weren't blinking when turning the bike off.
With the help of a buddy and a HD technician, we found out that the delivering dealer had shut off the security system (or it wasn't enabled, but I doubt that). When we investigated further, it turns out the batteries in BOTH key fobs were upside down.
#27
10-02-2013 | 10:57 AM
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#28
10-02-2013 | 10:58 AM
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From: Atlanta, GA
As a total newb to Harley and this site, I'm excited that I can, in this instance, offer a couple of decent tips:
1. Go to batteryjunction.com and order 2032 batteries. They are 55 cents each (plus shipping). Buy a few and tape one to your saddlebag lid, along with a penny to open the fob with. They also sell the 2045 batteries for the security system pager.
2. Take a picture of the security system wallet card with your phone if you have a smartphone, and/or store the instructions somewhere on the bike.
1. Go to batteryjunction.com and order 2032 batteries. They are 55 cents each (plus shipping). Buy a few and tape one to your saddlebag lid, along with a penny to open the fob with. They also sell the 2045 batteries for the security system pager.
2. Take a picture of the security system wallet card with your phone if you have a smartphone, and/or store the instructions somewhere on the bike.
