Early FXR starter problem--need advice
Dirt don't hurt
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From: Haslet Texas
Hey y’all!!! I changed the battery with a scorpion battery that is rated for 310CCA and it turned right over!!! Now it’s running and I took it for a spin and the clutch didn’t have any tension after less than 5 minutes of driving. Now onto the next problem... starts up first time every time!!
5th Gear
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From: South Carolina
Installed an Advance Auto battery that had 260CCA when OEM is 280CCA. The real issue is that it’s a power sports battery from advance auto. They sit on the shelf for at least a year sometimes longer which in my experience thus far typically means they’ll be bad.
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From: Cental, MI
Sure is alot of misinformation about the early [5-speed] Starting system... much like the BS about the old Shovel System...
Good Battery, Good Cables... Sound Connections... Never a Problem...and I run one of the Cheapest AGM Battery I can find..
Got a fairly High Compression '93 EVO in my '83 Chassis and drive train... I can tell when the battery is getting Weak, because I need to put it in 3rd or 4th gear, roll it backwards a bit, then Neutral and Hit starter... gotta give it a head start... then ... New Battery time... Generally about 3 Years...
Good Battery, Good Cables... Sound Connections... Never a Problem...and I run one of the Cheapest AGM Battery I can find..
Got a fairly High Compression '93 EVO in my '83 Chassis and drive train... I can tell when the battery is getting Weak, because I need to put it in 3rd or 4th gear, roll it backwards a bit, then Neutral and Hit starter... gotta give it a head start... then ... New Battery time... Generally about 3 Years...
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