I'd ask your dealer but I wouldn't think you would hurt anything, the bike only ran less than a minute. Man did you get screwed. Filter is in the tank ya know, you'll have to take the ring off the tank to pull the assembly out. Be careful good luck.

 

Good News !!!

Pulled the tank and removed the fuel pump/filter assy. Replaced the filter and reassembled. Replaced the spark plugs and cleared the codes. Cranked it up and after a few revolutions it spit, sputtered then started running.

Took it to work today. Opened it up a little to about 80 mph for 5-6 miles and he ran great-same as always.

I'll feel better when it's been running good for a week.

Thanks, everybody, for your help

 

so what was the total $$$ and how much did the gas station owner give ya?

will you use that place again?
glad you got it worked out...

 

Can't believe it quit firing because of bad gas. But if it is running to your liking, I wouldn't take it in, sometimes dealers do much more harm than good. Good for you for finding the problem.

 

did the gas station pay?

 

if these are the codes the dealer is telling you or you him
P1001 System Relay Coil Open/Low
P1002 System Relay Coil High/Shorted
P1003 System relay contacts open
The main electrical system relay is the possibly causing problem.
But could be the maxi fuse or the individual system / ignition fuse, not providing power to the relay (I don't have manual on this bike, so don't know the wiring).
Turn ignition on, does everything else work?
If it does, then it is not likely this relay.
If it cranks but does not fire the plugs
I would check ignition fuse, main ecm fuse and relay.
Next would be the Crank position sensor.
But then again it could be none of the above
But since it is an 09 and probably under warranty I would let the dealer have it.

 

Summation-

Well, I don't know why there was no spark. I'm going to research this a little more and try to find out.

The reason I checked to gas was because after checking all the fuses and swapping all the relays around there was still no spark and I had nowhere else to go with the spark issue.The fact that the bike only ran about 1 minute after filling up led me to persue the water in the tank possibility.

I called the dealer Saturday afternoon and they said they would be open Sunday from noon til 5-they lied so I had the whole afternoon to get more involved and it was killing me to see the bike sitting there not running.

Thanks for those codes leckmc I printer them out for future reference.

I wound up using a brass rod and a hammer to tap the top ring off to get to the filter Chuck1-thanks.

The gas station owner was very apologetic and said he would take care of it but I would still have to pay for dealer repairs then hopefully get my money back from him. Knowing Harley I would probably get the bike back in great running condition (maybe) but there are endless possibilities as to what they may have done to get it running and the bill could have been staggering, I assume. The gas station owner could have had second thoughts.

The bike is running great but I'm going to wait about a week before I try to collect my money from the owner (to make sure it doesn't develop any problems). The total of the parts I purchased was $56 but I also got an air filter and a can of cable lube for the clutch cable which had nothing do with the problem. The fuel filter and spark plugs were $21. Maybe I'll ask him for a few dollars for my time and trouble. Plus something for my buddy who brought the trailer and took us home.

 

was the owner of the store a rag head???

 

Judging from his voice on the phone-no.