hi from over the pond have a 1996 flhtci have had it from new and not done a lot of miles have other bikes too but its doing my head at the moment ignition turns on but no spark at the plugs took the fuel pump out of the tank today as couldnt hear that prime stuck it to 12 v and pump runs ok have read how to pull codes etc but engine light not comeing on even have a diagnostic unit the type jims sell but not conecting either so old school trying one piece at a time things seem to point towards the cps or cam pos sensor the bike is at home and rode there no probs but when next tried it no go no spark etc its only coverd around 10k miles so any ideas as been reading all the info on cps etc and got a few ideas to try but was wondering if they just go like that thanks

 

Two words: Paragraphs and punctuation!!!!

FWIW I recently had the same problem, shut the bike off and went back to start it another day and no start, the problem turned out to be the coil.

 

Hello old chap, from across the border! As Texas points out above, you will help us all if you take more care when writing about your problem. If you don't have one I recommend buying the genuine FSM, which has diagnostic guidance for such problems. That should give you some more specific queries to come back here with.

 

Welcome to the Forum! And yeah, parse out the problem for us old guys...

On an EFI bike, I would imagine there are a few things that would cause the 'no spark'. I am unfortunately, no help, as my bike has a carburetor.

Get the Factory Service Manual (FSM is how we all refer to it). While you're getting that, also get the Factory Parts Manual (FPM), which will help in a number of unexpected ways.

Walk through the diagnostic procedure for the EFI problem. You should be able to sort it out.

On a side note: I had a similar situation with my Ford 5.0L engine (installed in my 76 Jeep CJ5). Started ran fine the first three times after I did the swap. Then nothing. After going through the diagnostic procedure for 'no spark', it turned out to be the magnetic pickup inside the distributor.

 

well it turned out crank position sensor

 

Congrats on finding it and fixing it.
Thank you for coming back and telling us what it was!!!!