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Help please
So I have been working on my 1999 Ultra Classic replacing the stator and a couple of seals. The other day I put it all back together and tried to start it and all it did was click. I don't know a lot about Harleys but I can do general things and I'm trying to learn more. I think that it's my starter but I'm not sure. Could it be anything else. The bike has power but the voltage gauge reads 11. I had the primary off when I was working on the bike and replaced the shifter seal and the oil seal around the jack starter. I have the bike on the charger right now and have checked all of the fuses. Please help. I would like to get this done to ride for the 110th.
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The click means your battery is not giving enough power. It is the starter relay operating, but when the starter doesn't wake up that tells you the poor battery only has enough in it to operate the relay!
So you have a dying or discharged battery. Simplest way to diagnose what is wrong is to take your battery to an auto store, where they should be able to test it for you. If it is simply discharged, charge it up over-night, off the bike. If it is dead then read it the last rites and buy a new one. Then charge that over night, to give it a good start in life, before trying to start your bike.
So you have a dying or discharged battery. Simplest way to diagnose what is wrong is to take your battery to an auto store, where they should be able to test it for you. If it is simply discharged, charge it up over-night, off the bike. If it is dead then read it the last rites and buy a new one. Then charge that over night, to give it a good start in life, before trying to start your bike.
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Yes the lights go dim when try to start it
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I've checked all the connections and all seem good. I took a volt meter to the connections and it reads 12.2 volts when I place it to the positive and negative for the starter. I also checked the battery and it reads 12.3 volts. But it still clicks when I try to start it. The lights dim when I try to start it. I have checked all the fuses and don't know what to do next.
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Have you actually taken the electrical connections apart, cleaned them and re assembled them?
If so, the next thing need to do is determine the condition of the battery. Have it load tested or replace it.
You cannot test a battery with a voltmeter, take it to an auto parts store and have them load test it.
If so, the next thing need to do is determine the condition of the battery. Have it load tested or replace it.
You cannot test a battery with a voltmeter, take it to an auto parts store and have them load test it.
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