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Old 04-09-2016, 06:56 PM
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So my issue is the throttle by wire.. It works at random, something the throttle works sometimes it is nothing at all..

Replaced everything from the throttle by wire (under the grip) to the wires under the fairing..

Now I did get it to work for a short period of time but it stopped, no idea how it just started again.

Looking for somewhere else to look before I change out the throttle body..

Bike is a 2010 Street Glide
 
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Old 04-09-2016, 07:00 PM
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Bad or intermittent ground or connection someplace?
 
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Old 04-09-2016, 07:51 PM
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have you cleaned the electrical contacts at the throttle body? these get some fretting and they lose contact, and it goes to failsafe (which is Idle). Spray some contact cleaner on the TB and the wire harness, plug it in a few times, on, off, on off, reconnect it and see if it still does it. It could be a TB, but this is real cheap
 
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Originally Posted by harleycharlie1992
have you cleaned the electrical contacts at the throttle body? these get some fretting and they lose contact, and it goes to failsafe (which is Idle). Spray some contact cleaner on the TB and the wire harness, plug it in a few times, on, off, on off, reconnect it and see if it still does it. It could be a TB, but this is real cheap
Ill look again and try that....
 
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Old 04-09-2016, 09:10 PM
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and don't forget to add a little dielectric grease to that plug before you plug it back together.
 
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You may have to replace the ECM from a TWB to cable if you plan on changing the throttle body.
 
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Thanks for the advise, think I narrowed it down to the throttlebody finally.. We will see.. I have a new TB coming and it will be here on monday..
 
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