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Old Feb 23, 2019 | 01:20 PM
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I have sportster 1200 custom 2015 and have fuel sender high problem and have code b1211 and flashing engine management light. What do I do??
 
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 06:35 AM
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Check your fuses first
 
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 06:39 AM
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Is it the leads under the tank I have to check?
 
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I have checked the fuses and still nothing I take its a trip to harley to get ripped off ?!
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 11:39 AM
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I would suggest you gat a FSM and diagnose it yourself... An FSM is your best friend...
 
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 12:08 PM
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I went to harley yesterday and they told me it was the fuel sender high but not sure if its a fault in the part or in the wires but I want to repair it
 
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 12:50 PM
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machine has a fuel gauge?
check grounds first
check resistor bank if it has one
check harness connections
could be a bad fuel gauge or sending unit inside the tank.
symptoms sometimes are better than a code so what is happening.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2019 | 01:42 PM
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Not gonna say it again... Get a Factory Service Manual if your gonna own a Harley...
 
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
Not gonna say it again... Get a Factory Service Manual if your gonna own a Harley...



Harley's Wiring diagrams and electrical manuals are very good compared to some I've used

A circuit high in general indicates short, check connections to see if as simple as water in the connector or possibly a wire pinched
 
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if it is a circuit high, i would think the opposite. the ecu in order not to burn itself out, supplies a limited current through a load resistor and monitors the drop. if you have a short, the drop across the resistor is higher so the ecu sees a low and if the circuit is open or there is a high resistance downstream, the drop is not that much and the ecu sees a high.
kiss it, grounds and connections first, then components.
 
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