I have this ignition system on my bike. It is a custom built with an 97 Evo engine. Today while riding, the bike just shut down. All lights still on but, no fire. After a few minutes, fired back up and ran fine, for a while. In about 8 miles it shut down 3 more times. Finally made it back home. Checked the wiring at the ignition switch, fixed a couple of suspect wires and it cranked right back up. Took it for a test ride and after about 5 miles, same thing. I took the ignition cover off and looked at the ignition module, it was pretty warm. The red light was on with the key on but would not start. Unfortunately I didn't notice if the red light was flashing while cranking. Will these go out all together or can there be an intermittent issue? Is there a way to test this? Thanks for any suggestions.

 

Maybe overheated but a lot of the smarter guys on this forum have said that Crane has gone to crap. I don't know if this is true or untrue. If it has overheated then the bad news is that I have not heard of anybody ever successfully fixing a sealed unit.

 

the trigger in the nose has gone bad /

 

The crane ignitions had a lot of problems. Search the site here and you will find many people with the exact same setup and problem as you are experiencing. Crane went bankrupt for a reason, apparently. Those that have the version that doesn't all fit inside the cone have had better luck, and S&S bought what was left of Crane at the bankruptcy, so the newer stuff may be better. S&S makes good stuff and I can't see them selling a known problem ignition.

So, replace the ignition and you should be OK. If you can, get one that doesn't all fit in the cone. Heat and electronics don't get along.

 

The crane ignitions had a lot of problems. Search the site here and you will find many people with the exact same setup and problem as you are experiencing. Crane went bankrupt for a reason, apparently. Those that have the version that doesn't all fit inside the cone have had better luck, and S&S bought what was left of Crane at the bankruptcy, so the newer stuff may be better. S&S makes good stuff and I can't see them selling a known problem ignition.

So, replace the ignition and you should be OK. If you can, get one that doesn't all fit in the cone. Heat and electronics don't get along.

 

I checked out the S&S website. Doesn't appear that they have anything for an 80" Evo unless I'm missing something. Are they building the Cran modules now also?

 

JP has a bunch:
http://www.jpcycles.com/harley-parts...-cams/ignition

S&S owns Crane now, but the parts still say "Crane." People like that Ultima ignition. I would look into that.

 

JP has a bunch:
http://www.jpcycles.com/harley-parts...-cams/ignition

S&S owns Crane now, but the parts still say "Crane." People like that Ultima ignition. I would look into that.

 

I checked out the Ultima Ignition system. Has good reviews and the price is right. Is there any advantage of going from a dual fire to a single fire? Any other adjustments need to be made? Thanks for all the help, I really appreciate it.

 

There is no advantage going from dual to single fire.