Solenoid Starter Push Button-EVO anyone?
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Road Captain
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From: West Chester, PA.
Solenoid Starter Push Button-EVO anyone?
1996 FLHTC Intermittent Starting-Low Voltage
Has anyone used this part? I need to fix what I think is the volt dip issue that is interfering with starting. Battery fully charged no problem. Sit for a week and battery volt just a little low and won't pull in starter coil. I think having headlight on when cranking is the bugger.
Battery is new and fully charged. DC digital metered off, on and while cranking. Its after sitting a week VDC is just a little low and just "clicks".
"BLACK SOLENOID COVER PUSH BUTTON STARTER FOR HARLEY NEW"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-SOLENO...item4aab7fdf22
Has anyone used this part? I need to fix what I think is the volt dip issue that is interfering with starting. Battery fully charged no problem. Sit for a week and battery volt just a little low and won't pull in starter coil. I think having headlight on when cranking is the bugger.
Battery is new and fully charged. DC digital metered off, on and while cranking. Its after sitting a week VDC is just a little low and just "clicks".
"BLACK SOLENOID COVER PUSH BUTTON STARTER FOR HARLEY NEW"
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BLACK-SOLENO...item4aab7fdf22
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those push button work great- remember that means anyone can start your bike- get a big chain.
go to the crame cams website and get the wiring diagram that kills the headlight when the starter is cranking.
if you are absolutely sure the battery is good ( like took it to autozone for a load test)...then you are headed in the right direction.
if your solenoid has been clicking lots- each click leaves carbon spatter inside the solenoid...open it up, clean it out, clean up the contact disc or turn it over to the clean side.
or replace the disc
Mike
go to the crame cams website and get the wiring diagram that kills the headlight when the starter is cranking.
if you are absolutely sure the battery is good ( like took it to autozone for a load test)...then you are headed in the right direction.
if your solenoid has been clicking lots- each click leaves carbon spatter inside the solenoid...open it up, clean it out, clean up the contact disc or turn it over to the clean side.
or replace the disc
Mike
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They work well as long as everything else is ok. They won't compensate for an poor battery as you will be able to crank it over, but if you have electronic ignition it needs about 9.5 volts to work so you won't have any spark. Take your service manual and do some of the tests to try and narrow the cause down. Hope this helps.
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mkguitar- thanks for comments. I've been all over the Crane Cam site and can't find any wiring diagram that kills headlight during starting. Any chance of up loading here? TIA
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I have those buttons on both my EVO's. They will not start without the ignition turned on, but they will turn over. The FXR has an intermittent problem that my electrically challenged abilities have not been able to solve, but it will fire off every time with the button. On the Ultra, I put one on it just for the insurance. If your battery is a little low, I have found out it will give the starter a better chance and if they haven't been started for a week or more I go directly through the button for the initial start. A friend of mine has a Big Dog with an S&S motor that really should have compression releases and I put a button on it for him and it is getting him by, for now. Bypassing all that wiring really does help.
I would like to see that diagram also. Maybe someone can provide the link.
I would like to see that diagram also. Maybe someone can provide the link.
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bought one for my 90 as a backup in case the switch didnt work on the handle bar. the one i bought has a oring on the push button to keep water out, cost about the same *** this one. theres really not much to them. my bike originally had a small hole in the end of the stock one so you could stick a really thin screwdriver, or nail, to push it in.
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All comments got me convinced. Was getting to the point last year that I didn't want to take the ' 96 FLH out with the wifey to get stuck somewhere. Never a problem with the '98 FXD.
Any comments on the Crane Cam Booster Coil Relay compared to the push button on the starter? They are both cheap solutions.
I like the push button because its right there. The extra relay is just that, another device between the start switch and the starter coil.
Any comments on the Crane Cam Booster Coil Relay compared to the push button on the starter? They are both cheap solutions.
I like the push button because its right there. The extra relay is just that, another device between the start switch and the starter coil.
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I wired a separate start relay on my bike. There's some threads here on it. Search for "dreaded click."
An interesting solution for turning the headlight off when starting that I saw someone on here post (sorry, forgot who) was to wire a relay triggered by the oil pressure light. Wire the headlight through the normally closed contacts of the relay. Oil pressure up, light off, relay in non-energized state, headlight circuit connected. Oil pressure down, light on, relay energized, headlight circuit open. Pretty clever.
An interesting solution for turning the headlight off when starting that I saw someone on here post (sorry, forgot who) was to wire a relay triggered by the oil pressure light. Wire the headlight through the normally closed contacts of the relay. Oil pressure up, light off, relay in non-energized state, headlight circuit connected. Oil pressure down, light on, relay energized, headlight circuit open. Pretty clever.
