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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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Hi all, I have a 98 fatboy with a crane hi-4 ignition, mikuni carb and a new(7 months) old coil. yesterday was a decent day so I went for a putt. 2 miles in the bike just shuts off like somebody hit the kill switch. I coasted to the side of the road and it fired right up. it did it again after stopping for lunch. I did a little probing today and found my vent line from the fuel tank was pinched. when I unpinched it I heard a whoosh. I also discovered the tach wire from the hi-4 was not taped up so I did that. Lastly I checked the circuit breakers and all the metal caps are loose or rattleing. I am I headed in the right direction to solve the problem? thanks in advance for the help
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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Default RE: Same problem as sodie

so your getting erratic firing?
maybe you should call Crane to trouble shoot.
Did you check for any loose grounds?
 
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 06:10 AM
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Default RE: Same problem as sodie

First and cheapest thing to try is get a vented gas cap or run it with the gas cap loose enough to let oxygen in.

Good luck.
 
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 04:29 PM
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Had the same problem on my 85 WG. Changed out the breakers (IGN & MAIN) and it stopped. Try that.
 
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