Issues Starting
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Stage IV
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From: wausau, wisconsin
Issues Starting
Im having issues with my bike starting right after i shut it off and try starting it again(example when i shut it off to put gas in it i have to wait 10 to 15 mins before it will start)
and while im riding it it hiccups for a sec but doesn't throw a code??
Its really starting to **** me off, can anyone help me.
Harley techs tell me there is nothing they can do ?
its a 2003 HD FLHTCI
and while im riding it it hiccups for a sec but doesn't throw a code??
Its really starting to **** me off, can anyone help me.
Harley techs tell me there is nothing they can do ?
its a 2003 HD FLHTCI
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whats it doing, just straight up not starting but turning over and over? Is there a loud clunk noise when you try to start it? Once mine gets hot, if i try to start it, it has a hard time starting unless i turn the on switch and press the start button right away.
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Stage IV
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From: wausau, wisconsin
It wants to turn over but it doesnt i try a couple times and it wont but if I leave it for 10 or 15 mins it fires right up and then with in 15 mins of riding it hiccups
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So it's just cranking and cranking but not firing until it cools down a little?
When you say "not start" it's ambiguous. Many things could cause an engine to "not start", but not firing or not cranking help us narrow it down better since we're not the ones pushing the button.
BTW I grew up about 100 mi north of you in Mercer.
When you say "not start" it's ambiguous. Many things could cause an engine to "not start", but not firing or not cranking help us narrow it down better since we're not the ones pushing the button.
BTW I grew up about 100 mi north of you in Mercer.
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Stage IV
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It sounds like it everything wants to go but it just wont fire... And once it fires over after about 10 miles of riding it there is a hiccup (miss fire like).. last night it actually died twice last night ( two different times) when it let off the throttle.. Im starting to wonder if it has to do with the fuel pump or fuel pump relay? Some else said oil pump but the oil pressure is normal when its running..
Ahhh a northern Wisconsin guy.. right on
Ahhh a northern Wisconsin guy.. right on
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It sounds like it everything wants to go but it just wont fire... And once it fires over after about 10 miles of riding it there is a hiccup (miss fire like).. last night it actually died twice last night ( two different times) when it let off the throttle.. Im starting to wonder if it has to do with the fuel pump or fuel pump relay? Some else said oil pump but the oil pressure is normal when its running..
Ahhh a northern Wisconsin guy.. right on
Ahhh a northern Wisconsin guy.. right on
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No answer here but if the problem is a hole in the fuel line (inside the tank), the problem will not present on a full tank but will present when the fuel level drops to the location of the hole in the line which interrupts fuel delivery. At that point, if the tank fill cap is removed, an audible hissing can be heard. Check fuel pressure as the problem does sound fuel related, not electrical.