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Oct 24, 2009 | 09:26 PM

Jason8643

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92 Softail power loss

92 softail, 14k miles, inherited the bike. Well taken care of. Once in awhile while travelling 50mph or so the bike would lose power like the key was turned off. After pulling over, waiting about a minute, bike would fire back up and take off. During this "black out" period nothing worked, like the battery was disconnected.

Recently the issue has gotten worse, stranded me three times on a short ride tonight. In addition the headlight/taillights stopped working but the brakes/blinkers/horn still work.

any suggestions on where to start to get this corrected ?

Thanks!

Last edited by Jason8643; Oct 24, 2009 at 09:29 PM.

Oct 24, 2009 | 10:14 PM

oldairboater

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Check to make sure both battery cables are clean and tight. Pay special attention to grounds on both ends. I would suspect a relay first. Then I would suspect a circuit breaker next. Problem is it is intermittent. Hardest thing to find and solve.

Oct 24, 2009 | 11:03 PM

codyshop

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That year used poorly crimped wire terminals attached to screws on the ignition switch. Pull the dash and wiggle all the wires going to and from the switch. Ray

Oct 25, 2009 | 08:20 AM

geezer glide 56

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Sounds like it could be the circuit breaker...I believe on that year it is located behind the splash shield in front of the rear tire...A real pain in the a$$ to get to...The symptoms you describe point to the circuit breacker.

Oct 25, 2009 | 09:57 AM

Wallaby

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Sounds electrical, my first thought was battery terminals. Evo Softails vibrate! Try the suggestions posted and see how you go.

Oct 25, 2009 | 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by geezer glide 56

I agree with that.

Oct 29, 2009 | 05:18 PM

poppazoidi

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92 Softail Power Loss

I just fixed a problem very similar to yours. The only difference was all my electrical systems still worked. I have a '98 FLST and it would quit like it had a vapor lock. After a cooling off period, it restarted and ran fine for a time. I eliminated circuit breakers, carburetor, coil module, ignition module, plugs and fuel system. The problem got progressively worse. I finally had the pulsur module replaced, about $170.00 + 2 hours labor, (located behind the riveted cover on the right side of the engine) and my Softail is running like new.