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Hi, it’s an Ultima Softail, it won’t start and I hear a weak “click” when I push the starter button; but it starts when I use the push button solenoid.
Is it a bad main breaker? If not, what should I look for? Thanks!
You are STILL having starter issues with this thing? Have you ever solved the issues that you had in your other threads, or is this still the same problem?
OK so I connected the starter solenoid wire directly to the battery plus, and the starter worked.
the starter works well.
I checked and found that the “click” comes from the control box - see pictures.
It comes from one of the relays.
does anyone have experience with it? Can I buy a similar box? Or can I bypass it in a simple way?
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Weak click, no start
