High Idle Reflash Fix Does not work!
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High Idle Reflash Fix Does not work!
I just had my bike reflashed for high-idle problems. H-D said they had a fix. Didn\\;t work. It went into high idle twice within 200 miles. THis is unacceptable. No fix at the end of the model year. How long will it take. I will be contacting them tomorrow. My Ride is less than one month old. \\; IT has been going into a high idle ramdomly since day one.
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RE: High Idle Reflash Fix Does not work!
pull the main fuse and let the bike set for 3 minutes, this will reset the ecm. \\; be sure to let the engine idle all the down prior to shutting down. \\; mine did the same thing for the first week until i was trained to check idle prior to shutting down. \\; i have not had a problem since
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RE: High Idle Reflash Fix Does not work!
Point being that you shouldn't have to be so particular when shutting down a bike to prevent high idle conditions. \\; This is a flaw in the programming and HD knows about it. \\; \\; \\; Next thing you know they will be telling you to rollit backwards two feet before shutting down to reset the idle
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The more they include in the ECM, the touchier the programming becomes. \\; It is too bad that the MoCo uses the public as their test bed for new options, in this case, the fly by wire.
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I love my HD and would ride nothing but, but this type of problem, along withthe fuel filter problems on the 08s are really giving them a bad rap.
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The more they include in the ECM, the touchier the programming becomes. \\; It is too bad that the MoCo uses the public as their test bed for new options, in this case, the fly by wire.
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I love my HD and would ride nothing but, but this type of problem, along withthe fuel filter problems on the 08s are really giving them a bad rap.
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RE: High Idle Reflash Fix Does not work!
Maybe just maybe he shuts down to \\; ROLL up the driveway late at night \\; so he doesn't annoy the neighbors, OR wake his wife, OR maybe he's fussy and expects his ride to idle properly, when its suppose to, OR \\; OR, \\; Point being, \\; WHATS wrong with wanting a \\; BIKE TO perform as it should, ????
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RE: High Idle Reflash Fix Does not work!
Weren't we bitching about the 07's last yr? Your right they shouldn't do it but I'm sure a fix is near. Now the fuel filter is a different thing. It could get you killed. The idle is just a pain but nothing to get pissed about. Just let it idle down. \\;
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RE: High Idle Reflash Fix Does not work!
I never would have noticed the problem (if I had an 08) because I always let the engine settle for a moment before shutting it off. In every vehicle.
I have never understood why some people would blip the throttle just before shutting down. Anyone know what the rationale is (was)?
I have never understood why some people would blip the throttle just before shutting down. Anyone know what the rationale is (was)?