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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 12:10 PM
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Hi everyone, this is my first post. I have a 2000 FXST Harley, I've had it about a year without a single problem. I took it for a ride yesterday, about 3 miles down the road it backfired and shut off. Now it will crank but not fire, I'm not getting any spark, all indicator lights work, check engine light is not on and it's not throwing any codes. Could this be the ECM?
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 12:55 PM
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 05:52 PM
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I'd check battery cables first. But it sounds like your crank or cam sensor failed. Check fuses too.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 06:19 PM
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The battery and the cables are fine, and so are the fuses. The coil is good too. Would a failed cam sensor cause the check engine light not to come on? That's why I was thinking it's the ECM, but I hear the ECM rarely fails.
 
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Checked the ignition switch?
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 06:35 PM
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As far as I know you get no engine light when the cam or crank sensors fail
 
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Do you have a manual? You need to make a jumper wire and read the codes from the speedo. The instructions and codes are in the manual. Our year bikes do not display the codes on the dash, you have to count the number of engine flashes.
 
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