Lithium battery I think problems
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Lithium battery I think problems
I just put a new lithium battery in my FXLR I drove it about 20 miles, I turned it off at gas station, tryed to start it back up the solenoid started clicking. It stopped for about 15 seconds and started clicking again all by itself and it did this for about an hour before l could get a wrench to unplug the starter, any body got any ideas, I've totally upluged the starter switch and there's still power on the starter wire???
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What year bike?
How old is the battery?
Take the battery to an auto parts store and have them load test it (make sure it is fully charged first).
Clean all battery cable connections, both negative and positive.
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; Mar 20, 2021 at 08:40 AM.
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Did you fully charge the battery with the appropriate charger? Lithium need a different charger/tender. If it's pretty cold out, a lithium needs to warm up. Turn on the power/lights let it sit for 5+ minutes.
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It's a 2018 FXLR yes I've tried everything I could think of . It all started with that lithium battery, I think I just got a bad one, I've had others with no problems, will get a regular matenence free battery and start over. Thank you all for the feedback!!!