Electrical Service Manual?
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Electrical Service Manual?
I've heard that there are electrical service manuals for our bikes. I've got the regular service manual which as electrical service and schematics included.
Is this something I really need to buy?
Is this something I really need to buy?
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RE: Electrical Service Manual?
Yes, there are. I bought the electrical service for both my SE Ultra and my Sporty. (Actually they are called Electric Diagnostic manuals). They are over half the thickness of the regular service manual and go into electrical troubleshooting of the various systems in detail. Plus, they provide a complete listing of the diagnostic code and tell you how to get to them without having to have the dealer hook up their Digital Technician BS.
Expensive, like all manuals but worth it INMO. While you're at it, you might want to pick up a parts manual too. Then, with the part umbers it's easy to order discount parts from Chicago HD or Zanotti's.
Expensive, like all manuals but worth it INMO. While you're at it, you might want to pick up a parts manual too. Then, with the part umbers it's easy to order discount parts from Chicago HD or Zanotti's.
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Zerk, you've woken up a 2007 thread from it's deep slumbers! What do you mean by '2007 stuff'? If it is anything other than a proper book, published by H-D, then the answer is probably yes. The MoCo don't publish any service literature in a digital form, only as books.
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If you have your owner's manual, way at the back, it will list the HD part #s for the Service, Parts, and Electrical Diagnostic Manuals for your model/year bike.
You can then search the part number on one of the online HD parts dealers' sites to see if it's still available from the MoCo (you'd be surprised how many older manuals are still available). After checking the new price, you can search on eBay to see if there's a good used, or cheaper new, manual available.... be careful, I've seen used manuals being sold for more $$$ than a new one..
FWIW.... I buy all three: Service, Parts, and Electrical manuals for all my bikes. I use the electrical manual the least... but it's worth it's weight in gold when I DO need it...!
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I guesed the factory may have went to CD by now, but wasn't sure either. Was hoping to find used hardcopy on ebay.
I havn't used my electric manual all that much. Codes are on the internet. Not impressed with some of testing practices. But I was considering one.
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