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This past weekend I washed the bike and now the engine is missing at all RPM's. It is also backfiring on deceleration, not bad, but still enough to bug me. Any input would be appreciated.
Well at this point I guess we know it's water related!
Do you have a plug in ECM module like a Power Commander or something whose connections could have been breached by water?
Buy a can of compressed air and start going through all your quick disconnects and opening them and blowing them out....just a thought...
if you have a power comander ck the connectors for water as stated. Fill the connectors with dielectric grease when you put them back together
Another good idea is to completely dry the bike and connectors withv a leaf blower. Remove covers,seat and ensure that ECM and all electrical connections are dry. Use leaf or hair dryer for this. I have also learned that not being too liberal with water stream/hose spray that your symptoms will be reduced. You got something a little wetter than it needed to be.
Keep us posted.
and that BLASTER thingy is just the greatest...The air volicity that that thing throws is about (here I go getten in trouble again) "In My Opinion" 10 times faster and more concentrated. It's blows water 100% off, gone, bye bye, from every nook and cranny.
It's actually pretty amazing. BUT BACK TO YOUR problem.......
Howed water get in there in the first place?
1) Don't shoot a water hose streem at your bike.
2) Wash it with a bucket of water and soap and rinse it with a GENTLE flow of water.
Don't shoot water at the bike like you would a car.....
and that BLASTER thingy is just the greatest...The air volicity that that thing throws is about (here I go getten in trouble again) "In My Opinion" 10 times faster and more concentrated. It's blows water 100% off, gone, bye bye, from every nook and cranny.
It's actually pretty amazing. BUT BACK TO YOUR problem.......
Howed water get in there in the first place?
1) Don't shoot a water hose streem at your bike.
2) Wash it with a bucket of water and soap and rinse it with a GENTLE flow of water.
Don't shoot water at the bike like you would a car.....
You don't want to know! I think it's called a................pressure washer???
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