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Apr 26, 2017 | 12:22 PM

mr-stabby

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From: scotland

not happy when wet

having probs with fatty in the wet. fatty is a 98 fxd convertible and i came into ownership 4 months ago ,,, anyway were were out for a run last friday and we got a soaking fatty dropped to one cylinder and died one i got too the side of the road , she did it again about 10 miles later but i just kept going and she cleared up and went on as normal after 3 miles of being a cement mixer ,, spent the night at a camp sight and it rained all night ,next morning all she wanted too do was spit and flame out the exhausts so had to get her recovered home ,, got her home off the recovery truck and she started up all happy as larry ..

any thought whats going on I'm thinking the coils getting wet and shorting .

any thoughts folks

Apr 26, 2017 | 12:30 PM

Donnylee

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Maybe some bad plug wires?

Apr 26, 2017 | 12:31 PM

Pinetop

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From: louisiana

So many causes

This could be related to many problems. I have found rain getting into bad connections, to battery terminals or power wires and lastly the rubbed wire exposed to rain water, all as likely as the other on our bikes unless you change wiring harness which I eventually did.

Apr 26, 2017 | 02:09 PM

Tom84FXST

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Originally Posted by Donnylee

Maybe some bad plug wires?

This would be my first suspect since it runs fine as soon as it drys off.

Apr 26, 2017 | 05:04 PM

Yankee Dog

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Yes, I would get a squirt bottle and start "shootin" looking to reproduce the issue while in the comfort of your garage and not out in the woods or on the side of the road.

My first thought is plug wires also. If not plug wires, then look for a crack in the coil case or the wires at or around your coil. YD

Apr 26, 2017 | 08:47 PM

spanky02

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From: linden, pa

I chased these same issues with my 96 fxd. Replace wires and coil twice. My issue ended up being the ignition pickup in the cone. Replaced that with a dynatek and all was well.