Need help!! Broke down
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Always check the simple, cheap stuff first.
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Great news! Glad you are going.
Keep check for a leak at the pesky O Rings!
Wasn't it nice (Back in the day) when you could see in the inline fuel filter and see fuel...
Keep check for a leak at the pesky O Rings!
Wasn't it nice (Back in the day) when you could see in the inline fuel filter and see fuel...
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, been there done that and no fuel comes out of tank. Look down into quick disconnect carefully for broken "O" ring, dig it out, and use an angled tooth pick or equivalent to install the new "O" ring. With the right tool this will be easy.
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It is on the line part of the quick disconnect. The "O" ring is a little difficult to get to unless you use something like an angle toothpick, dentist`s tool or something else of that nature. However, if the "O" ring is bad and torn up to the point of blocking flow, it should leak gas and drip onto things below where it is connected.
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Did you check for INPUT voltage (the two small wires to the coil)?
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, If you don`t use your kill switch to shut off the bike, that switch could get corrosion under the contacts and not make a complete circuit. This may happen intermittently at first, and then nothing. That`s why you should use the kill switch occasionally to reduce the possibility of that happening.
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OK found the problem.
Pulled the fuel pump/filter assembly and one of the lines had come off the pump. It was the bottom one (I think this is the one that comes out of the pump to the quick disconnect). Last time I had this apart was 20K miles ago to replace the filter. Maybe I didn't get the line snapped in all the way and it took this long to wiggle loose.
Put the line back on, made sure the collar snapped into place, put it all back together and it fired right up.
Pulled the fuel pump/filter assembly and one of the lines had come off the pump. It was the bottom one (I think this is the one that comes out of the pump to the quick disconnect). Last time I had this apart was 20K miles ago to replace the filter. Maybe I didn't get the line snapped in all the way and it took this long to wiggle loose.
Put the line back on, made sure the collar snapped into place, put it all back together and it fired right up.
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Sounds similar...after towing 256 miles to a Denver dealer it was the o-ring in the fuel disconnect. It was preventing fuel from leaving the tank. I think I saw elsewhere that there are two o-rings in there and it's often the first one. Anyone that's done it that can shed light on this? I'm def keeping one of those little Bastards in my tool kit!
See page 7
Sounds similar...after towing 256 miles to a Denver dealer it was the o-ring in the fuel disconnect. It was preventing fuel from leaving the tank. I think I saw elsewhere that there are two o-rings in there and it's often the first one. Anyone that's done it that can shed light on this? I'm def keeping one of those little Bastards in my tool kit!
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OK found the problem.
Pulled the fuel pump/filter assembly and one of the lines had come off the pump. It was the bottom one (I think this is the one that comes out of the pump to the quick disconnect). Last time I had this apart was 20K miles ago to replace the filter. Maybe I didn't get the line snapped in all the way and it took this long to wiggle loose.
Put the line back on, made sure the collar snapped into place, put it all back together and it fired right up.
Pulled the fuel pump/filter assembly and one of the lines had come off the pump. It was the bottom one (I think this is the one that comes out of the pump to the quick disconnect). Last time I had this apart was 20K miles ago to replace the filter. Maybe I didn't get the line snapped in all the way and it took this long to wiggle loose.
Put the line back on, made sure the collar snapped into place, put it all back together and it fired right up.
