The "click"
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6th Gear
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From: Wenona, il
The "click"
I just bought a '96 Ultra Classic, and it has the click problem on occasion when I hit the starter button. The guy I bought it from hadnt owned it long and said that he never had that problem but the previous owner had installed a chrome button on the back side of the starter. No problems when I do use that button, but I am curious about it as I hadnt seen anything about it here on HDF. Anyone have any information on it, such as who makes it?
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From: Bedford UK
That button is a patch repair, an admission of defeat. When you've corrected the starting problem you'll be able to chuck it in the bin, where it belongs! The dreaded click is a common subject, but the sticky texas referred to is well worth reading - at present it is the thread directly above yours!
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From: Wenona, il
It read the sticky, actually before I bought the bike, since there was no mention of this fix in there that I hadf seen was part of why I had asked. Using the chrome button is a bit of a bother, so I was considering doing the relay thing. It does the trick atm but I may fix it the other way soon seeing as how I'm laid up with a broken leg! Thanks for the info!
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That button has gotten me home more than once until I got a charging system lined out on my FXR that wasn't providing enough to keep the battery fully charged. It bypasses a bunch of things and you get whatever is in the battery directly to the starter. I still use it on both bikes for cold starts. I put it on the Ultra just for insurance, plus compression checks without turning on the ignition so no need to take out the EFI relay.
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From: Haslet Texas
That button has gotten me home more than once until I got a charging system lined out on my FXR that wasn't providing enough to keep the battery fully charged. It bypasses a bunch of things and you get whatever is in the battery directly to the starter. I still use it on both bikes for cold starts. I put it on the Ultra just for insurance, plus compression checks without turning on the ignition so no need to take out the EFI relay.
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Buddy of mine has the button on his 95 flhtc. Fixed the charging problem but left the button as a "just in case" measure.
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It read the sticky, actually before I bought the bike, since there was no mention of this fix in there that I hadf seen was part of why I had asked. Using the chrome button is a bit of a bother, so I was considering doing the relay thing. It does the trick atm but I may fix it the other way soon seeing as how I'm laid up with a broken leg! Thanks for the info!
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From: Wenona, il
It's all good lol I do plan to get out to the garage and tinker with it a bit anyway. Need to repaint the inner fairing and I wanna take the tour pack and the fugly hitch off. Get her all clean and polished for when I'm healed so she's ready to ride!