Super Glide 2013 fuel pump issues
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Super Glide 2013 fuel pump issues
Hi, I have a fuel pump issue. About 1 year ago the original Harley fuel pump went down so purchased a new Quantum fuel pump. Put it in and great all ok engine runs. As I work overseas I only rode about 300 miles in the last year. Got home on leave just before Christmas and started the bike and all ok went for a ride all good got home and parked her up. The next day went to start her and she just turned over but did not fire up. Listened for the fuel pump wine and nothing ahhh not again. So purchased another fuel pump same make a Quantum fitted it and started up. Fired her up 3 or 4 times and all good. The next day wanted to go for a ride and again all she did was turn over and not fire up. Checked for a spark and a good spark, but no smell of fuel coming from the open spark plug hole. Turned her on and no noise from the fuel pump. Does anyone have any ideas as to the problem? Have checked all the in and out pipes are connected, the electrical feeds are all correct. Not sure what to do now
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I am unfamiliar with the Super Glide fuel pump, but you need to check the power wire to the fuel pump to see if it is supplying power... That will ultimately tell you if the fuel pump has gone bad, or if something else is causing the fuel pump to not get power...
That will tell you were to focus your attention on the cause of your issue...
Report back what you find...
FWIW....
If I replaced a fuel pump with brand A, instead of an HD part, and it failed after having only 300 miles on it, I wouldn't buy another one... I would get the HD part or another aftermarket part...
There are a lot of aftermarket parts that are better than OEM in a lot of areas. However, on my three EFI HDs since 2003, with a cumulative 90K miles between them, I've yet to have an issue with an HD fuel pump...
NOTE:
I had never heard of Quantum fuel pumps. I looked them up and one vendor says that they offer a lifetime warranty. The "about" section had this:
You may want to contact Quantum before buying another pump if this one is in fact bad...
That will tell you were to focus your attention on the cause of your issue...
Report back what you find...
FWIW....
If I replaced a fuel pump with brand A, instead of an HD part, and it failed after having only 300 miles on it, I wouldn't buy another one... I would get the HD part or another aftermarket part...
There are a lot of aftermarket parts that are better than OEM in a lot of areas. However, on my three EFI HDs since 2003, with a cumulative 90K miles between them, I've yet to have an issue with an HD fuel pump...
NOTE:
I had never heard of Quantum fuel pumps. I looked them up and one vendor says that they offer a lifetime warranty. The "about" section had this:
"Lifetime Free Replacement Warranty
Take note that each fuel pump and installation kit have a lifetime free replacement warranty. This means lesser worries for owners."You may want to contact Quantum before buying another pump if this one is in fact bad...
Last edited by hattitude; Dec 29, 2022 at 11:10 AM.
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OEM is generally best.
At the risk of sounding like a Harley-Davidson booster, which I am, I agree with hattitude. I would always replace something vital such as a fuel pump with an OEM part. I also never heard of Quantum, although you might try out their warranty.
I know it's a pain to get at the fuel pump, too. On my first FXDB, the fuel gauge read low from the factory. I had to remove the fuel pump twice and bend the arm on the float to make it read correctly.
Good luck!
I know it's a pain to get at the fuel pump, too. On my first FXDB, the fuel gauge read low from the factory. I had to remove the fuel pump twice and bend the arm on the float to make it read correctly.
Good luck!
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Hi, yes agree with the statement to replace with an OEM part, but my issue is that I live in Colombia and work in Iraq so only home for 4 weeks every other month, and our HD dealer is 6 hours away in Medelli,n and quoted 8 weeks deliver the Quantum part through Amazon 1 week
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I am unfamiliar with the Super Glide fuel pump, but you need to check the power wire to the fuel pump to see if it is supplying power... That will ultimately tell you if the fuel pump has gone bad, or if something else is causing the fuel pump to not get power...
That will tell you were to focus your attention on the cause of your issue...
Report back what you find...
FWIW....
If I replaced a fuel pump with brand A, instead of an HD part, and it failed after having only 300 miles on it, I wouldn't buy another one... I would get the HD part or another aftermarket part...
There are a lot of aftermarket parts that are better than OEM in a lot of areas. However, on my three EFI HDs since 2003, with a cumulative 90K miles between them, I've yet to have an issue with an HD fuel pump...
NOTE:
I had never heard of Quantum fuel pumps. I looked them up and one vendor says that they offer a lifetime warranty. The "about" section had this:
You may want to contact Quantum before buying another pump if this one is in fact bad...
That will tell you were to focus your attention on the cause of your issue...
Report back what you find...
FWIW....
If I replaced a fuel pump with brand A, instead of an HD part, and it failed after having only 300 miles on it, I wouldn't buy another one... I would get the HD part or another aftermarket part...
There are a lot of aftermarket parts that are better than OEM in a lot of areas. However, on my three EFI HDs since 2003, with a cumulative 90K miles between them, I've yet to have an issue with an HD fuel pump...
NOTE:
I had never heard of Quantum fuel pumps. I looked them up and one vendor says that they offer a lifetime warranty. The "about" section had this:
"Lifetime Free Replacement Warranty
Take note that each fuel pump and installation kit have a lifetime free replacement warranty. This means lesser worries for owners."You may want to contact Quantum before buying another pump if this one is in fact bad...
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I don't have a service manual for Dyna models. SO not sure where they are located.... but I would check ground wires for the pump, and if it has a relay check that.
A bad ground, or a burned/corroded relay causing higher resistance could cause a drop in voltage.
After verifying they're both good, I would work my way backwards from the pump to the 12 volt source, checking each connector along the way to find the bad section....
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Do you mean volts instead of amps?
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Well, it won't run on that. You need to trace back to the ECM and figure out why it doesn't have battery voltage. Yours is newer, but I suspect it is similar to mine; it should power the pump for a few seconds when you first turn it to run, then power it as long as the engine is turning over.