Clickity click, click click.
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Clickity click, click click.
OK, so my '96 Low Rider really let me down today and made me look foolish. Something my Shovel NEVER did. I was out at a local charity run sponsored by Colonial Harley and half way threw we stopped to get our poker card. When I hit the starter button all I got was that real fast machine gun click. I tried a number of times, but just clicks. I was able to push start it and get home. When I got home, same sound, real fast clicks. I push started it again and put my volt meter on it and the batterys at 12.8 off and 14.0 running. It did this once before and I pulled the solinoid cover and yanked and cleaned the brass washer, magnets and plunger. I thought that was the problem, but as I found out its doing it again. Where do I go from here? What do I do or fix next. Starter, Relay, loose wires.......what? Suggestions PLEASE!
Neil
Neil
Last edited by bikerlaw; Oct 3, 2009 at 12:51 PM.
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When you push the starter button and get a single loud click it us usually a bad contact on the solenoid.
If it is clicking fast it sounds to me like a low battery or bad contact on a cable.
If it is clicking fast it sounds to me like a low battery or bad contact on a cable.
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Definetly not a low battery. I replaced the battery with a GEL Matt battery when this happened the first time so this wouldn't happen again. So the battery and at least the cables on the battery side are tight. I will check the other cables and wires and see what I come up with. Thanks.
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Check ALL your connections. The symptoms are usually caused by low voltage, this can be caused by a bad battery, bad solenoid, bad connections, bad relay, bad starter switch, or bad grounds on any of the above that need grounds. Hope this helps.
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Just recently experienced something similar on my '87 Softail Custom. Went for a long ride Sunday and at our first stop I go out to restart my bike and just hear a bunch of clicks. I get it push started and head to our second stop and try to start and get nothing. The guys I was riding with told me my headlights just kept getting more and more dim as we approached the second stop. I have to jump start it this time. Finally, I get home and do some research and test the stator/regulator. Pretty sure I have a bad regulator as I'm getting 60 to 70 AC volts out of the stator.
If you are having a charging issue this post is very helpful:
http://www.hdtalking.com/electrical_...ng_system.html
If you are having a charging issue this post is very helpful:
http://www.hdtalking.com/electrical_...ng_system.html
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I second that from Miacycles, it could be anything. I have chased down all kinds of problems. Now I carry a jump wire that goes to the coil and one that goes to the starter selinoid with an in one switch. Now I never get stuck and the main switch dosn't have to be on. The good thing about the EVO is you can rig it to run, unlike the EFI bikes.
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Noise description is always hard to diagnose without actually hearing the sound.You could have a bad bendix.
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Batterys new. It did this with the old battery as well. I've not had much time to check it out yet, but I recharged the battery just to be sure and the same thing happens. I pulled the battery out and I'm tightening everything, going threw the solinoid again. A few loose wires around the bike I tightened so far. This weekend I'll have more time to pull and replace any thing I find questionable.
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Just wanted to post up a big thanks and mention it was the dang relay. But just to make sure I don't look like a yutz in the future, I installed a push button on my solinoid. So one more Evo's back on the road.
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I second that from Miacycles, it could be anything. I have chased down all kinds of problems. Now I carry a jump wire that goes to the coil and one that goes to the starter selinoid with an in one switch. Now I never get stuck and the main switch dosn't have to be on. The good thing about the EVO is you can rig it to run, unlike the EFI bikes.
I have a 1993 heritage and was wondering can you go into a little more detail on
the Jumper wire, ie: how long how many, where exactly do you connect to.
All and any specific detailed info. would be appreciated,
thanks