lights go out?
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lights go out?
Please help! I've got a problem that hurt my riding time last fall. I have a 98 heritage softail and while going down the road all my lights will flicker a couple of times and then go completely out. I've tried to figure out if it depends on the conditions I'm riding in (heat, rough roads, long ride, etc) but nothing is consistent. The lights might stay out a few seconds or a very long time? I'm guessing its a short somewhere but where? I've taken the seat off and checked the fuses and wiring for loose connections or corrosion, but found nothing. If I could get the lights to go out while in the garage it would be great, but I cant. Please help. I hate having to make sure I'm home by dark.
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Please help! I've got a problem that hurt my riding time last fall. I have a 98 heritage softail and while going down the road all my lights will flicker a couple of times and then go completely out. I've tried to figure out if it depends on the conditions I'm riding in (heat, rough roads, long ride, etc) but nothing is consistent. The lights might stay out a few seconds or a very long time? I'm guessing its a short somewhere but where? I've taken the seat off and checked the fuses and wiring for loose connections or corrosion, but found nothing. If I could get the lights to go out while in the garage it would be great, but I cant. Please help. I hate having to make sure I'm home by dark.
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Please help! I've got a problem that hurt my riding time last fall. I have a 98 heritage softail and while going down the road all my lights will flicker a couple of times and then go completely out. I've tried to figure out if it depends on the conditions I'm riding in (heat, rough roads, long ride, etc) but nothing is consistent. The lights might stay out a few seconds or a very long time? I'm guessing its a short somewhere but where? I've taken the seat off and checked the fuses and wiring for loose connections or corrosion, but found nothing. If I could get the lights to go out while in the garage it would be great, but I cant. Please help. I hate having to make sure I'm home by dark.
Did you make any modifications prior to the problem starting?
As you already know, something like this can be really hard to find. The wire could be broke inside the covering so you can't see it.
If it were me, I would start at the fuse box and work out from there.
Good luck
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