04 Softail tries to start without touching the start button
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04 Softail tries to start without touching the start button
I have been trying to locate the problem with no luck so far. I have a 2004 Fatboy EFI that often but not every time will attempt to start on its own if the battery switch is on. I will turn on the ignition and then the battery rocker switch and the motor starts to turn over, sometimes the motor will run but there will be a "jet engine" sound from the front of the primary. I turn the bike off try again a couple of times and then the bike runs normally. I have replaced the starter, has a new battery, replaced the handlebars last winter with all new switches. The ignition switch was also replaced thanks in advance for any help
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Guessing is not the way to solve electrical problems, guessing is why people replace starters, switches and other components unnecessarily.
Jamie:
There was no need to replace the starter, that is like replacing a light bulb because it won`t go out...
There are three switches involved with the starting circuit: the ignition switch, the kill switch, and the starter switch (button).
Are you saying that when you turn the kill switch on, the starter cranks without pressing the start button?
Does it stop cranking if you turn the kill switch off?
Jamie:
There was no need to replace the starter, that is like replacing a light bulb because it won`t go out...
There are three switches involved with the starting circuit: the ignition switch, the kill switch, and the starter switch (button).
Are you saying that when you turn the kill switch on, the starter cranks without pressing the start button?
Does it stop cranking if you turn the kill switch off?
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; 04-11-2019 at 08:36 AM.
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A short does not cause a component to be energized, a short is when the power is diverted back to ground before the component, and since the shorted circuit does not have the resistance of the component in the circuit anymore, the fuse blows...
Last edited by Dan89FLSTC; 04-11-2019 at 09:35 AM.
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