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Old Dec 14, 2018 | 07:55 AM
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Did your map load from the FP3? if I recall the off/run switch is used to restart the ECM to load a new map
 
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Old Dec 14, 2018 | 08:59 AM
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Further to all the good advice above, does your bike have non-stock handlebars, or have you disturbed the handlebar switches recently? It is all too easy to damage a wire and cause an electrical problem that way, which may be intermittent.
 
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Thanks for all the great advice. Mr Brown in regards to your suggestion about the bars, they are stock; I think I am the only one in the universe who finds stock bars comfortable. For those who say remove the FP3 should I re-flash the stock map? Thanks
 
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Old Dec 14, 2018 | 01:26 PM
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This is not making sense. In order to load the MAP from the FP3 the off/run switch needs to be in the run position. I would trace the wire from the switch to the connector and see if there is continuity.
 
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Man, rip that injection off and put a carburetor on it...
 
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Does the bike start with the run switch in the off position?
That might indicate switch problems.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2018 | 03:59 PM
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Yes the bike does start with the bike in off position. Tried the original map with V&H rep on the phone and it did the same thing. Starting to think it was just coincidence the switch went the day after I installed the FP3...
 
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Thanks for all the great advice. Mr Brown in regards to your suggestion about the bars, they are stock; I think I am the only one in the universe who finds stock bars comfortable. For those who say remove the FP3 should I re-flash the stock map? Thanks
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Originally Posted by Infadel
This is not making sense. In order to load the MAP from the FP3 the off/run switch needs to be in the run position. I would trace the wire from the switch to the connector and see if there is continuity.
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Did your map load from the FP3? if I recall the off/run switch is used to restart the ECM to load a new map
He's talking about the engine off/run switch, not the ignition switch. The ignition switch is what's used to program/load maps on the FP3.
 
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Followed the directions to a “t”. Thinking it the switch at this point.
 
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