Which one is it anyway?
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Which one is it anyway?
Just finished pulling the codes out of my newly acquired 98 ultra. Came up with a code 56, crank/cam sensor. So how do I tell which one it is that needs replacing? I hate just throwing parts at anything until the problem goes away. I would much rather figure it out to the right item and just replace what needs replacing, ya know? Any help narrowing it down appreciated.
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From: Phoenix '53, '88, '09 Big Twins
the crank sensor is near the oil filter...sometimes damaged when oil is changed
the parts manual does show a cam sensor in the nose cone.
that sensor can sometimes be checked by spraying with a cold aerosol, like dust off...sometimes if they wanna fail, temperature is a part of it.
also on an older bike, going thru and checking all the wiring
mike
the parts manual does show a cam sensor in the nose cone.
that sensor can sometimes be checked by spraying with a cold aerosol, like dust off...sometimes if they wanna fail, temperature is a part of it.
also on an older bike, going thru and checking all the wiring
mike
Last edited by mkguitar; Nov 26, 2013 at 02:01 PM. Reason: brain fart on evo sensors...
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yea what he said , and need more info , is bike running ? any problems ? . running bad ?
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Bike is still running, how do you clear the codes? Still need to know how to test each sensor i guess since the code only shows both. Problems are popping on decel, hesitation with cough like the old kehin carbs used to. Bad enough to make me crazy(er).
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Cough on excel out the carb is lean mixture.
Is it carb or fuel?
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The fun thing about diagnosing electronics, sometimes, is that when you refer to the factory tech info, they STILL give you several choices, so what has changed between the good ol' days when you had to guess, and now, with the wonder of modern electronics, expensive and troublesome as they are, STILL not telling you exactly what the problem is!