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Jun 18, 2018 | 03:11 PM

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War Dawg II

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From: Woodstock

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Originally Posted by beardo

How are those circuit breakers treatin' ya?

circuit breakers?

Jun 18, 2018 | 03:57 PM

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flhchaz

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From: In The Woods, PA

The first thing I would check is the cam position sensor, if the sensor itself looks like it is leaking, it is likely your issue. You can test it by starting the bike and heating the sensor with a heat gun, if the bike shuts down, let the sensor cool and it will re start. this is a common problem on EVO bikes.

Jun 18, 2018 | 05:52 PM

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War Dawg II

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From: Woodstock

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Originally Posted by beardo

How are those circuit breakers treatin' ya?

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Originally Posted by flhchaz

ok cool thanks! I haven’t heard this one before. I’m just gonna replace it to see if that is it.

Jun 18, 2018 | 07:31 PM

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War Dawg II

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Cam sensor

Ok ok maybe I’m not tooooo smart. I cannot find my cam sensor. Can ya give me a hint.

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Jun 19, 2018 | 08:50 AM

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flhchaz

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The cam position sensor is in the cone at the bottom of your motor. there should be 2 screws or 2 pop rivets you will need to remove to access it.

Jun 19, 2018 | 08:59 AM

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Jackie Paper

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What exactly did your $700 pay for? Sounds like you are saying he lined the fuel tank? What did the mechanic do?

Jun 19, 2018 | 09:35 AM

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mongomark

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Originally Posted by War Dawg II

I really do appreciate your feedback. Just so I understand what you just said about the the resistance. You want me to check the voltage with a multimeter? And don’t laugh. I’m trying to learn as I go and I want to make sure I am following your direction and not blow myself up?

Yes, you'd use the volt meter setting. The volt drop is a function of testing the circuit under load and voltage loss is a function of high resistance in the circuit. In many occasions you can test a circuit for an issue with an ohm meter and it'd show no resistance but keep in mind, there's little to no load placed on that circuit during that type of test. That's why a volt drop test tends to be more revealing. It tests the circuit under load and the high resistance causes a loss of voltage (and current) from one end of the circuit to the other end. That resistance under load also creates heat which then creates more resistance until ultimately, the circuit fails.