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Old Sep 29, 2015 | 05:30 PM
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Default 06 fatboy finally got it running but...
Anytime I tried to let the clutch out and go if I don't gun the throttle the bike will stall out. Same can be said for if I'm driving and trying to do a constant speed it sputters and wants to die. I'm pretty new to Harleys and just wanted to know if anybody has had a situation similar
 
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Complete shot in the dark with the provided info, but I am going to guess fuel pressure regulator housing! They break and cause similar issues...
 
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Wouldn't that cause fuel to leak?
 
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Yes, the fuel leaks between the fuel pressure regulator and its housing in the tank. When the fuel level gets low enough the bike won't run at all.
 
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But there isn't any fuel leaking. Like i said if i slowly turn the throttle back it'll stall but if i crank it i have no problems.
 
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You have confirmed the fuel pressure regulator housing inside the tank is not broken? There will not be an external fuel leak, it just leaks out of the line/reg/housing back into the tank.
 
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Oh no i thought you meant external leak. Is that relatively easy to get to?
 
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Originally Posted by Gary Jarvis
Anytime I tried to let the clutch out and go if I don't gun the throttle the bike will stall out. Same can be said for if I'm driving and trying to do a constant speed it sputters and wants to die. I'm pretty new to Harleys and just wanted to know if anybody has had a situation similar
Let's back up. "06 Fatboy, finally got it running but..." indicates that at some point, the bike was running but for some reason it stopped running or you decided to modify something and now it's not running so well. We need historical data to help figure out what is going on. It very well could be a fuel issue but that's a shot in the dark without the bike history.
 
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Let's back up. "06 Fatboy, finally got it running but..." indicates that at some point, the bike was running but for some reason it stopped running or you decided to modify something and now it's not running so well. We need historical data to help figure out what is going on. It very well could be a fuel issue but that's a shot in the dark without the bike history.
Sorry misleading title. It was sitting for 2 years without running or even started. As far as i know when it stopped being driven there was nothing wrong.
 
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Sorry misleading title. It was sitting for 2 years without running or even started. As far as i know when it stopped being driven there was nothing wrong.
OK, good place to start. Carbureted or EFI?
 
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