I washed the bike with a pressure washer....which I sinced realized is not a great idea. It fired up and rode fine but within ten minutes it started surging and backfiring...then died. I have tried to start it and wants to turn over...fires up for a brief second and then dies.
Any ideas how to fix this....I checked the connections and they all seem dry...would water in the air intake be a problem?

Thanks

 

Probably water in your PC 3, disconnect it and see if it runs.

 

Water in the intake could definately be a problem.

 

Thanks boys...I'll give it a try. When I tried to fire it up it looked like some steam or smoke came out of the heavy breather for a second....

 

Always cover an open air filter before soaking with water.

 

No disrespect but I have an open a/c and go caught in some serious storms this past weekend. Friday, saturday and sunday. Not once did my bike shut down from "water in the intake" or sputter. These were "I can't see 20ft in front of me" storms.

 

Its water in the PC connector, mine had the same symptoms when I got water in the grey connector on my PC-5... Took it off let it dry in the sun, I was back on the road in 45 minutes

 

Your much luckier than i am then, every time i get in a rain, even with a rain sock on it eventually starts sputtering and if I have to open the throttle more it will just die..i have been trying to figure out how to stop it.

 

Moisture related probs are a pain. In the mean time I would put dialectric grease on all electrical conections, bulb sockets, nomex connectors, etc. Maybe they already have, worth checking. Yea, pressure washers are not kind to harleys, unless you're real careful where you spray. For grease, I use some stuff called on-line, its a mold cleaner as in injection molding machines, don't know if the public can buy it or not. But any degreaser I think would work. Whenever I take anything to do with electrical apart I always put grease on it.I'm big on anti-seize where needed and dialectric grease on juiced contacts. So far things have been good. just fyi, dialectric grease allows eletrical connection, but abhors water.

 

For future washing, my husband used lemon Pledge. It gets all the dirt, grime, and bugs off and leave it with a nice shine. You may want to try it instead of the pressure washer. That can't be good for the paint job either. Hope you figure out your problem and get back on the road soon.