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Old Sep 15, 2019 | 10:42 AM
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Hello from the beautiful rougueriver valley i have a 1983 electraglide FLHT with a v2 Evo what is driving me insane was after getting done putting new head gaskets in after paying a shop 1100 to do it I rode bike for 3 days and now when I try to start all I get is a faint click in the starter relay have replaced relay solenoid circuit breaker and battery still nothing but click click click i have lost job went broke and losing my mind ....Help!!!!!!!!
 
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Welcome to the "Welcome Area". Pull your spark plugs and then see it it will turn over
 
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Check the Battery Cable Connections on the Bike before you throw any more Parts at it.
 
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Welcome to the forums from Ontario, Canada. You may want to post that in one of the Mech/Tech areas, more traffic there, this area is for intro's good luck
 
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