Bike shuts off when hot.....
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Bike shuts off when hot.....
My 97 flht (carbed) shuts off when it gets hot. The bike will start right up and will idle fine at 900 rpm wither choke on the super e all the way down. As it gets hot, it just shuts down.
Bike has has a new pingel gas tap and super e - and the tanks is clean.
The cam position sensor is not leaking or melting , but it looks a little crispy where the wires connect to the insulator block
I can’t find anything in the service manual that shows how to test the cps.
Any ideas?? I may order the standard motor parts replacement just to rule it out.
Bike has has a new pingel gas tap and super e - and the tanks is clean.
The cam position sensor is not leaking or melting , but it looks a little crispy where the wires connect to the insulator block
I can’t find anything in the service manual that shows how to test the cps.
Any ideas?? I may order the standard motor parts replacement just to rule it out.
Last edited by flhchaz; May 17, 2020 at 01:27 PM.
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My 97 flht (carbed) shuts off when it gets hot. The bike will start right up and will idle fine at 900 rpm wither choke on the super e all the way down. As it gets hot, it just shuts down.
Bike has has a new pingel gas tap and super e - and the tanks is clean.
The cam position sensor is not leaking or melting , but it looks a little crispy where the wires connect to the insulator block
I cant find anything in the service manual that shows how to test the cps.
Any ideas?? I may order the standard motor parts replacement just to rule it out.
Bike has has a new pingel gas tap and super e - and the tanks is clean.
The cam position sensor is not leaking or melting , but it looks a little crispy where the wires connect to the insulator block
I cant find anything in the service manual that shows how to test the cps.
Any ideas?? I may order the standard motor parts replacement just to rule it out.
I'd replace the CPS and go from there.
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Thanks for the replies. I ordered the new cps. For $40 and free shipping, it’s hard to go wrong.
I didn’t check for spark. If the new cps doesn’t fix it, I’ll go deeper into troubleshooting
I didn’t check for spark. If the new cps doesn’t fix it, I’ll go deeper into troubleshooting
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If If anything it's a great tool for $40... I would do an ohms test on the coil though as well...
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I don't know if your bike has circuit breakers or not. if it has them, I would replace the main breaker and all the 15 amp breakers too.
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I vote coil. As stated earlier, troubleshooting process for ignition will save throwing money at it.
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Bikes, cars, and trucks of age, symptom when it heats up or after it runs a while is shuts off. Well it's not the air, it's still there. Carbed won't be fuel. What's left???? - SPARK.
I vote coil. As stated earlier, troubleshooting process for ignition will save throwing money at it.
I vote coil. As stated earlier, troubleshooting process for ignition will save throwing money at it.
Last edited by Bass Player; May 17, 2020 at 06:36 PM.
Tell you how to test crusty wires. Go riding in the rain. You'll only do it once and when your leg gets tired of holding it our, you'll get new energy.