Engine just dies.
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Road Captain
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Engine just dies.
I was cruising down the highway and the engine just died.Everything else worked.Waited half an hour and was able to get home. I cleaned up and replaced some fuses and everything was fine for few days on my 15 mile rides to and from work. Then after a week it died on the way to work and then 3 times on the way home. Had to push the bike the last two blocks. Found out I wasn't getting any spark when it died. I had the coil tested and it checked good. Replaced the crank position sensor and everything is fine now. Went for a three hundred mile ride yesterday and not one problem. I'm just posting this because when I was doing searches on this problem no-one ever said what actually fixed their bike. It cost sixty dollars for the part and I did it myself.
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Thanks for the info.
The only time mine ever died on me was (somewhere in Utah about 600 miles into last summer's road trip) when I inadvertently hit the off/run switch leaning over the bars. I'm thinking now WTF am I going to do! Checking fuses, battery connections, whatever I could do with no tools and ready to give up and call AAA when I discovered the switch in the off position. Sure felt like an idiot after that one. At least no one knew but me... 'Til now LOL.
The only time mine ever died on me was (somewhere in Utah about 600 miles into last summer's road trip) when I inadvertently hit the off/run switch leaning over the bars. I'm thinking now WTF am I going to do! Checking fuses, battery connections, whatever I could do with no tools and ready to give up and call AAA when I discovered the switch in the off position. Sure felt like an idiot after that one. At least no one knew but me... 'Til now LOL.
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I was cruising down the highway and the engine just died.Everything else worked.Waited half an hour and was able to get home. I cleaned up and replaced some fuses and everything was fine for few days on my 15 mile rides to and from work. Then after a week it died on the way to work and then 3 times on the way home. Had to push the bike the last two blocks. Found out I wasn't getting any spark when it died. I had the coil tested and it checked good. Replaced the crank position sensor and everything is fine now. Went for a three hundred mile ride yesterday and not one problem. I'm just posting this because when I was doing searches on this problem no-one ever said what actually fixed their bike. It cost sixty dollars for the part and I did it myself.
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Road Captain
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From: San Diego
It is located up front on the left hand side by the oil filter. It took about an hour or so to replace. It did not throw any codes which would've helped. Only indication was no spark when it would die.
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Mine was loose battery connections. Running at 90 down the autobahn and it stuttered and then quit. Found out that loose connections will cause the ecm to shut down.
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Bad cpk sensor is not uncommon especially in Sportsters for some reason. You would think they would have a better cover for the damn thing. But then again the markup on aftermarket parts is 3x the oem profit. AND as we all know profit is not a dirty word at Harley Davidson. 
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