01 Sportster 883 won't start
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01 Sportster 883 won't start
I have 2001 Sportser 883. I rode it to work this morning and has no problems. Rode it the day before and had no problems. After work, flipped the gas on, pulled the choke and let it warm up. Then it stalled. Plenty of gas, only 47 miles in this tank. I cannot get it to start again, it just cranks but won't start. The plugs are firing fine and are clean. Battery read 12.18, which is lower than the 12.8 the Calmer manual I have says. The bike was fully serviced at a HR shop 1100 miles ago. I am hoping I am overlooking something simple. I only have 1100 miles of riding under my belt. There is no check engine light and no codes to read. The 15 amp ignition fuse is good. Not sure if I need to do a load test on the battery or go through the compression test next like the manual says.
Bike is stuck at the office and it's going to be 80 all week. Please help.
Bike is stuck at the office and it's going to be 80 all week. Please help.
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I have 2001 Sportser 883. I rode it to work this morning and has no problems. Rode it the day before and had no problems. After work, flipped the gas on, pulled the choke and let it warm up. Then it stalled. Plenty of gas, only 47 miles in this tank. I cannot get it to start again, it just cranks but won't start. The plugs are firing fine and are clean. Battery read 12.18, which is lower than the 12.8 the Calmer manual I have says. The bike was fully serviced at a HR shop 1100 miles ago. I am hoping I am overlooking something simple. I only have 1100 miles of riding under my belt. There is no check engine light and no codes to read. The 15 amp ignition fuse is good. Not sure if I need to do a load test on the battery or go through the compression test next like the manual says.
Bike is stuck at the office and it's going to be 80 all week. Please help.
Bike is stuck at the office and it's going to be 80 all week. Please help.
The petcock is switched ON?
Did the motor sputter as it shut down, or act like the ignition switch was turned off?
The Run/Stop switch is in Run, right?
Other than that you need to check the vacuum line that runs from the carb to the back of the petcock. Other than running the battery down from continually trying to start it, it sounds more like a fuel problem than an electrical problem.
Last edited by cHarley; 03-14-2012 at 11:58 AM.
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@ Charley: Yes, check the tank has gas, fuel stem is ON (tried RES too). Set to RUN (it cranks but doesn't start). I think it was pretty sudden when it stalled, more like hitting the kill switch than running out of gas. The battery was reading 12.18 volts after trying to start it so many times, and dropping down to 9 volt when actually trying to start it.
@nc883, RTP.
I went and got a battery charger and charging it now. The battery was reading 11 volts which didn't seem like enough to start the bike. All the accessories and lights are working though.
@nc883, RTP.
I went and got a battery charger and charging it now. The battery was reading 11 volts which didn't seem like enough to start the bike. All the accessories and lights are working though.