1999 FLHR skips and pops
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1999 FLHR skips and pops
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I have a 1999 Road King carbureted version and it started to skip and pop. I read that the plug wire can rub and cause a fault in the casing. I found some scuffing on the front wire...I bought the screaming eagle 10mm wires and platinum plugs hoping it would fix it and also because I felt it was time for newer plugs and wires. The engine light was coming on before I changed plugs/ wires and I found a "how to check" fault codes but I believe it was a quick code check, D025E, is the code I got. It looks like it has something to do with rear coil. Does anyone have any suggestions on what it could be...bad ignition coil? Thank you in advance.
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I have a 1999 Road King carbureted version and it started to skip and pop. I read that the plug wire can rub and cause a fault in the casing. I found some scuffing on the front wire...I bought the screaming eagle 10mm wires and platinum plugs hoping it would fix it and also because I felt it was time for newer plugs and wires. The engine light was coming on before I changed plugs/ wires and I found a "how to check" fault codes but I believe it was a quick code check, D025E, is the code I got. It looks like it has something to do with rear coil. Does anyone have any suggestions on what it could be...bad ignition coil? Thank you in advance.
I wasn't sure which thread to add this to, so I added it to Engine and this thread.
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Looks like thee ole google machine has some videos on Youtube for checking your coils for your bike,,, on My other bike I would swap coils and see if the problem follows,,,not sure if thats an option on your scooter,,,,,
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Also, those bikes are susceptible to vacuum leaks at the intake manifold, causing a lean mixture for respective cylinder. (In this case, it may be the rear one) and causing a misfire for that cylinder, giving you that code. Start the bike and spray carb cleaner directly at intake manifold to real cylinder connection and see if bike revs up. check the front also, but if it does I would reseal the intake first before going much further. Coils are kinda reliable, and don't go bad a lot. It could be but throwing parts at it could get expensive, so make some checks first. You can also use an Ohm meter to check secondary windings of coil. look on google or your owners manual to carry out this check. I think 99's also have a sensor in the nose cone of right side of bike, make sure that is tight, and wiring looks ok, before going too far. Start with the cheap, easy stuff first befor throwing a lot of money at a problem.
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