Push start and "click"
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Road Captain
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if the voltage is low it can trigger all sorts of issues from the battery right on down to the starter relay ,then on down to the solenoid and even the starter.My quess its the relay just due to the increased draw of the bigger starter.The guys who run the allballz carry a extra relay just in case
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Road Captain
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I can't see the picture, only an icon. But I will check for that tonight. Thanks a lot for all your help!
I did put a meter on the battery and it show high voltage, but I did not test it with the key on or pushing that starter button. But if all my lighting works, wouldn't there be enough power from the battery to at least turn the engine over?
Another thing I did do, after jump starting it, with the bike running I pushed the start button and still got only a click, if that info helps any.
Another thing I did do, after jump starting it, with the bike running I pushed the start button and still got only a click, if that info helps any.
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2009 All Dyna Dom. & Int. Models (Except FXDC, FXDF) Starting Circuit
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Just because your lights work doesn't mean that there is enough power in the battery to crank the engine. And, just putting a meter on a battery will not tell you if it is good or not unless your reading is outside of spec. I'm not really sure how to interprete the meter readings accross a battery under load either. Maybe if you could measure voltage and current at the same time?
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Road Captain
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Just because your lights work doesn't mean that there is enough power in the battery to crank the engine. And, just putting a meter on a battery will not tell you if it is good or not unless your reading is outside of spec. I'm not really sure how to interprete the meter readings accross a battery under load either. Maybe if you could measure voltage and current at the same time?
And, a question, if there is not enough battery power to turn the engine, wouldn't the lights go out when the battery is trying to do that? I can hold the start button continuously, but the engine doesn't turn, and all my lights stay on.
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Ok, ok. Unless you let the genie out of the bottle. Troubleshooting is a process of elimation. If you believe the battery is good, then you need to check power to the solenoid when you press the starter push-button.
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