2005 Dyna low does a strange start
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Tourer
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2005 Dyna low does a strange start
I have a 2005 88 FXDLI lowrider. It has 25k on it. I have had the starter replaced with a OEM starter, new OEM ignition switch, and new duracell Harley battery. I decided to take it out for a 20 mile run today to pick up a package that came in for me. I had not ridden it for a month due to the heat and rain. I have noticed that when it starts it does a snort and then rolls over and starts. Today no exception. I rode it to my destination and after about 10 min got back on and went to start it, waited for the eng. light to go out and it rolled over about 12 times. I stopped and turned off the ignigion and then back on, the pressure was still up so I hit the starter and it rolled over a couple times and then started. Never done that before. I also put in new Nickel NGK plugs not too long ago. Not sure where to start. It has a power commander unit on it. I parked back in the garage went out about 15 min later and turned on the ign. and it fired right up. Any ideas what was going on?
Road Captain
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Not sure but I have a 2006 and was having slow start issues. I pulled all fuses and relays and cleaned the prongs. Some had a bit of corrosion on them. Plugged them all back in and now it starts right up. Maybe this will help. It's easy to do.
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Slow Starting
Just a bit of advice...If the bike is hot, don't wait for the pump to prime before you hit the starter.
On both of my bikes, when hot, I put the run/stop switch in the run position before I turn the ignition switch on. I then turn the ignition switch on and immediately hit the starter.
The reason for this is that when hot and the fuel pump primes the intake, that prime displaces oxygen and you have to have the motor turn over a few times to get enough oxygen in the cylinders to fire. If the bike is already hot, you don't need that prime to restart the motor.
Of course we are speaking of a fuel injected bike.
On both of my bikes, when hot, I put the run/stop switch in the run position before I turn the ignition switch on. I then turn the ignition switch on and immediately hit the starter.
The reason for this is that when hot and the fuel pump primes the intake, that prime displaces oxygen and you have to have the motor turn over a few times to get enough oxygen in the cylinders to fire. If the bike is already hot, you don't need that prime to restart the motor.
Of course we are speaking of a fuel injected bike.
Last edited by dyna rider; Aug 7, 2017 at 01:20 PM.
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From: IE, CA
Just a bit of advice...If the bike is hot, don't wait for the pump to prime before you hit the starter.
On both of my bikes, when hot, I put the run/stop switch in the run position before I turn the ignition switch on. I then turn the ignition switch on and immediately hit the starter.
The reason for this is that when hot and the fuel pump primes the intake, that prime displaces oxygen and you have to have the motor turn over a few times to get enough oxygen in the cylinders to fire. If the bike is already hot, you don't need that prime to restart the motor.
Of course we are speaking of a fuel injected bike.
On both of my bikes, when hot, I put the run/stop switch in the run position before I turn the ignition switch on. I then turn the ignition switch on and immediately hit the starter.
The reason for this is that when hot and the fuel pump primes the intake, that prime displaces oxygen and you have to have the motor turn over a few times to get enough oxygen in the cylinders to fire. If the bike is already hot, you don't need that prime to restart the motor.
Of course we are speaking of a fuel injected bike.
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