Dead Road King
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Dead Road King
My 2004 RKC died while i was riding this weekend. I was doing about 35 and everything shut off and she stalled out. When I turn on bike i can hear the fuel pump and when i press the start button she tries but won't turn over. I checked every fuse and spark plugs and error codes and nothing . Had her all stripped down and gave up about an hour ago. Before I rent the trailer and bring her to my local HD dealer anyone have the magic answer ?
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a fully charged battery with know good cable connections is step 1.
( charged with a charger not a "tender", load test the battery for free at autozone)
until you do that- any other tests will not be relevant.
could be a number of things from battery to cables, to a wire, to a switch, breaker etc etc.
basics first.
mike
( charged with a charger not a "tender", load test the battery for free at autozone)
until you do that- any other tests will not be relevant.
could be a number of things from battery to cables, to a wire, to a switch, breaker etc etc.
basics first.
mike
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Huh? This is a little confusing. Do you mean that the motor is turning over, but just not firing?
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Do you have a tuner on it? If so unplug it and go right to the ECM..
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Do the 101
Check the spark at the plug? Pull it and look at it, wet with gas? Does it spark when cranked and grounded? Can you smell gas from the cylinder? Check a fuel line at the tank or line, flowing?
You need spark, fuel and compression as a rule. You are missing one...
Check the spark at the plug? Pull it and look at it, wet with gas? Does it spark when cranked and grounded? Can you smell gas from the cylinder? Check a fuel line at the tank or line, flowing?
You need spark, fuel and compression as a rule. You are missing one...