Weird Problem
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Weird Problem
Had a weird problem develop with my '02 Heritage Softail Springer. I'm hoping that someone has had the exact same problem and can save me some time in figuring it out.
Wednesday I was riding the usually stone reliable bike, when without warning the bike lost power and shut down. The lights stayed on, the engine cranked, but the bike wouldn't start. In frustration, or perhaps desperation, I clicked the kill switch to off, and then on again. The bike started and rode fine. I tried to tell myself that I must have hit the kill switch accidentally, although I was sure I hadn't.
Between Wednesday and today I've put about 200 miles on the bike and it has run perfectly. Today, going down the road, it died again without warning. This time I didn't wait to stop, just worked the kill switch and the engine started running again.
Intermittent electric problems are a bear, I hope someone has had this happen before.
Wednesday I was riding the usually stone reliable bike, when without warning the bike lost power and shut down. The lights stayed on, the engine cranked, but the bike wouldn't start. In frustration, or perhaps desperation, I clicked the kill switch to off, and then on again. The bike started and rode fine. I tried to tell myself that I must have hit the kill switch accidentally, although I was sure I hadn't.
Between Wednesday and today I've put about 200 miles on the bike and it has run perfectly. Today, going down the road, it died again without warning. This time I didn't wait to stop, just worked the kill switch and the engine started running again.
Intermittent electric problems are a bear, I hope someone has had this happen before.
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Clean and rehab the ignition switch. When this happened to me last summer, that is what i did and have not had a repeat.
I have the thread on this, I'll be right back with a link.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...le-riding.html
It is actually real easy to do. You just need a pair of circlip pliers and some sandpaper.
I have the thread on this, I'll be right back with a link.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...le-riding.html
It is actually real easy to do. You just need a pair of circlip pliers and some sandpaper.
Last edited by QC; Apr 30, 2017 at 08:58 PM.
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Clean and rehab the ignition switch. When this happened to me last summer, that is what i did and have not had a repeat.
I have the thread on this, I'll be right back with a link.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...le-riding.html
It is actually real easy to do. You just need a pair of circlip pliers and some sandpaper.
I have the thread on this, I'll be right back with a link.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...le-riding.html
It is actually real easy to do. You just need a pair of circlip pliers and some sandpaper.
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Beautiful bike, DaddyKnuck.
Maybe there's a problem with the kill switch itself or the wiring in the switch housing. It would take a matter of minutes to open it up and inspect it.
Maybe there's a problem with the kill switch itself or the wiring in the switch housing. It would take a matter of minutes to open it up and inspect it.
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From: Dallas tx
At least it's an easy check..
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I will check the ignition switch and the kill button. I hadn't thought the ignition switch could be the problem since it was rectified by flipping the switch. But the new ones are electronic, so it might be.
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