Issue with starting
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The only other thing I can think of is something went wrong with the ignition switch and it is not contacting something causing the failure. Hopefully something will show up so you can get the issue corrected.
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Still, the thing that baffles me, is the low oil pressure indicator, which worked before fine and now doesn't work at all. It is tied into, according to the schematic, directly to the ECM. I just hoping I don't have a problem with it as these things arent cheap, and with the economy the way it is at the moment, it'll be a while before I can get another.
The bike set in a friend's garage for a few years, and on this bike shop's rack for another year. And I've been working on it for the last year. It was totally stripped down, powder coated (yes I cleaned off all the grounds), repainted, an motor gone through, rewired, and reassembled. My friend passed away just over a year ago, so I can't ask him anything about it. But as I've redone literally everything on it, it wouldn't do any good.
The bike set in a friend's garage for a few years, and on this bike shop's rack for another year. And I've been working on it for the last year. It was totally stripped down, powder coated (yes I cleaned off all the grounds), repainted, an motor gone through, rewired, and reassembled. My friend passed away just over a year ago, so I can't ask him anything about it. But as I've redone literally everything on it, it wouldn't do any good.
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One step at a time.
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Yep, but I know the TSSM does have something to say about it. I have the official HD shop manual for it, and it shows that the starting system is tied to that thing. Add electronics, buy aspirin! The starter relay does click when I hit the start button, so it's all working back to there. So now, to check the way out of the relay. I will beat this thing.
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Yep, but I know the TSSM does have something to say about it. I have the official HD shop manual for it, and it shows that the starting system is tied to that thing. Add electronics, buy aspirin! The starter relay does click when I hit the start button, so it's all working back to there. So now, to check the way out of the relay. I will beat this thing.
The relay should get continuous power at pin 30 when the ignition switch is on.
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Now you need to read the voltage coming out of the relay (pin 87).
With relay installed try sliding it out of the connector slightly so that you can get your voltmeter probe on the connector tab (87), it should have power when the start button is pressed.
Don`t disconnect the wire that goes to the solenoid.
With relay installed try sliding it out of the connector slightly so that you can get your voltmeter probe on the connector tab (87), it should have power when the start button is pressed.
Don`t disconnect the wire that goes to the solenoid.
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