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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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i am having a problem with the tach & radio on a 88 electra glide classic.the tach goes to 5 or 6 grand when the engine is still at 2 or 3 grand, and the radio pops & crackles. the volume control stops working & the screen on the radio goes off. if you turn the key off & back on, everthings fine until you start the engine again & run the bike.the charging system was overcharging so the voltage regulater was replaced.all grounds & hot wires seem to be good.does anybody have any ideas before i spend a bunch of time tracing down the wiring?
 
Old Jul 31, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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I had a similar problem with an 02 Superglide. I tried everything I could think of, turned out to be a cracked positive cable coming from the battery.
 
Old Jul 31, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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Might be a ground, I had a similar problem with the radio/8-track player on my KZ1000, turned out to be a ground. Good luck.

If all else fails and you want to sell that POS for a couple grand give me a call.
 
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