2009 Road King Quits On A Hot Day
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2009 Road King Quits On A Hot Day
Anybody had this problem? Temperature was in the high 80's on a sunny dry day. After about 120 miles of highway and country riding the bike started to idle badly and stuttered like it was going to quit unless I picked up the idle RPM to 1200-1300. About 10 miles on the highway after it started doing that, it quit momentarily - like a hiccup - at 65 mph. After it did that a couple of times I got off the highway onto a secondary road. When I slowed down for a stop sign it quit for good. Gas was in the tank and there was electrical power. When I tried the starter it clunked into engagement, but the engine did not turn - even the next day when it was cold.
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Did you check the codes? Sounds like what happens when the battery dues, even though there's enough juice for the lights. Did the speedometer stop working before it died? I just went through it last week. Put in a new battery since old one was five years old, but throwing codes again so I need to see why its not charging...
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Yep! I HAD! that problem on my 2010 Road King - I say HAD because I got rid of it -
I'm not going to put up with an unreliable bike.
Lame excuses from dealers as to connections behind the a/c - B.S. Heat was the issue with mine - Good riddance!!
I'm not going to put up with an unreliable bike.
Lame excuses from dealers as to connections behind the a/c - B.S. Heat was the issue with mine - Good riddance!!
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I've never had a problem with my bike was rding today it was about 100 and have rode in higher temps without an issue.
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Heat is much worse than cold these days! If the battery died, you'd get a sequence of events like you had. As voltage drops off, the electronics stop working properly and eventually shut down. I'd start with the battery and work from there.
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