My ‘14 Breakout won’t start, pretty sure it’s because I took the fuel pump assembly out of the tank and messed something up during the reinstall. Now I can’t get it fired up. I double checked the electrical connections inside the tank and put 2 gal of gas in it. I can hear the fuel pump run when I turn on the ignition and it cranks fine. Thoughts? Thanks.

 

Start at the beginning. How do the plug wires look, all the way on the coil right? Any other wires possibly disturbed, connectors pulled a little loose, that sort of thing?
edit: oh, hey, the the gas line QD is connected, no doubt? I forget the damndest things sometimes.

 

Well if was running before you pulled the fuel pump, and now it is not, I would not start with plugs or coil.

So you turn bike on, lights come on. Does not prime? If not I would check electricial. If it makes noise, like priming, .I would probably check fuel.

 

The bike ran like normal before I moved the tank. I was installing stainless bolts to the rocker boxes and needed access

I can hear the pump run when I switch the ignition on. The fuel QD is connected but it’s a little “stiff”. Maybe the spring/plunger inside the disconnect is stuck in the closed position? Does it need more than 2 gal to prime? Thanks for the replies.

 

Are the plugs wet? While you have them out, check spark.

 

Pop it back off and re-connect it. It should latch with a 'click' and be locked on. One on my bike was a little stiff, thought it was on and it wasn't.

 

Thanks guys, I’m out of town until Saturday. I’ll let you know when I get back at it.

 

I had a similar problem on my 2002 Fat Boy. It turned out that one of the pins in the connector at the tank had pulled out and was not seating properly. The connector still clicked like it was properly connected, but it took effort to make it click. Once I straightened the connector, every thing worked perfectly.

 

I have a KTM and the QD gas line connector is stuffed up behind the radiator and it's a bit of a pig to get at with big hands. It's pretty stiff anyway and applying the necessary pressure to ensure it clicks fully into place can be tricky, especially with wet or greasy fingers.
I can guarantee that if the bike won't start after I've had the tank off it'll be because that connector isn't properly home. Sounds very like this might be the OP's problem.

I'd disconnect the fuel line again, make sure it's perfectly clean and the O ring is undamaged and then refit, making sure it clicks home fully and I bet the bike will fire up.

 

Add another "fuel quick connector not fully engaged". It's fairly common for it to not be fully engaged, happened to me too.