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Old Apr 7, 2020 | 05:52 PM
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Bike wont fire. Recently new coil, regulator, battery, plugs and plug wires. This seems less than ideal


 

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What are you working on, and why were all those parts replaced?
 
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
What are you working on, and why were all those parts replaced?
im a frequent vistor here. 97 dyna. Replaced all the parts over the last year or so, not all recently. Riding good for the last 2 weeks. Saturday rode for 2 hrs, came back home for lunch, went back out, wouldn't start. Hasnt started since. Recharged and even tried with a back up batter . no start. Turns over, just wont fire. Just checking on what it could be led me to that. Never looked in there. Which was stupid in retrospect because I noticed the cover had been opened because the rivets were gone and 2 different fasteners were used to button it. So I checked for adjustable pushrods but they werent. So I never bothered to peek under the timing cover because that didnt add up at the time
 
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I like a BLT on Rye Toast...
 
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What were the original problems that led you to replacing those parts?
 
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Harley got rid of cam sensors. So after market ignitions tell you how to get rid of it to use their ignition
 
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Replace it with OEM or an Ultima ignition S&S makes one too. I have a spare S&S with a single fire coil set $200.
 
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Replace it with OEM or an Ultima ignition S&S makes one too. I have a spare S&S with a single fire coil set $200.
OEM for that year will want the cam sensor.
 
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