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Welcome Area OnlyNew Member Welcome Area Only. Be sure to pop in here and introduce yourself & let us know what Harley Davidson you own. Save your bike related questions for the proper area.
Hello Harley Family, Greetings to you all. I'm new to the forum and wanted to poke around for some suggestions. I've read tons of similar issues being diagnosed but none seem to match my particular issue. i have an 09 FXDC-I with the Fuelpak 3. I recently stripped it to the bone for complete frame powdercoat and customization. Pulled the heads and jugs to black out and polish the fins, all new gaskets and orings. Everything went back together and started back up without issue. However, once I'd ride it and stop, it wouldn't want to start back up and would chug and backfire through the air intake. I can eventually get it started (very rough start) and it will run rough for a while and at least get me back home. I've checked for leaky intake gaskets, checked plugs, battery charge level, exhaust nut tightness, and a few other things. It starts up like a champ cold, but after a ride or even a couple minutes of idling in the driveway, it will not want to start back up again. Does the chugging and backfiring with white smoke from the intake. I've found I can hold the start button and then turn the ignition switch on (kinda backwards i know), and it will generally start up. A little rough mind you but it comes around pretty quickly. I've managed to convince myself it might be a crank position sensor issue from what I've read??? I just don't understand how it can run perfectly and then not want to start once it's warmed up. Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.
New Member Welcome Area Only. Be sure to pop in here and introduce yourself & let us know what Harley Davidson you own. Save your bike related questions for the proper area.
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As you already found out...........this is the welcome area only. Your ques is btr asked elsewhere.
Be sure to come to the games section. We have a lot of fun there and get to know (and joke around) with each other.
Now, back to business.
There will be an initiation having to do with a greased pig, a rope, and some hot sauce a little later today.
We have a ton of stuff here, like an excellent mechanical and technical section, Harley-Davidson videos uploaded by our members, humor, gun enthusiast, road trips, a food section, dark side section, great vendors, classifieds, regional activity, and a lot, a lot more.
Now, for my regular welcome to you...
G'day mate,
welcome to HDF.
I will be your tour guide. Be sure to read the manual before posting ok mate?
Or we will have discipline you and if you don't "get it" we will need to discipline you biker style.
Here is a gift for you LOL! I so funi!
Now lets get serious for your orientation. Go down the hall on your left to the 1st room. No, wait. The 1st room on your right. That is where the commissary is.
Then you will see doors marked for the mortuary, skeet shooting, a room where we make fun of In-Jun bikes, and of course we have a ahh, umm, oh yeah a across the hall.
We had a BOMB MAKING room but, well, ahhhhh, 1 of the guys just didn't understand Blasting Caps very well so..... you know.
We have our own pub .
There are several places where you can familiarize your self with the .
So don't be a wall flower watching others . Get involved.
See you around mate. I am going to the commissary now.
**** ON THE SERIOUS SIDE ****
You are in the New Members Area where you can introduce yourself and let us know what Harley Davidson bike(s) (if any) you ride/own.
If you have questions about engines, exhaust systems, audio issues, etc then:
1) Please go to the upper corner and Roll Over Forums
2) Then come down to and Roll Over Harley Davidson Tech & Mechanical Forum
3) Then come down to the section that would be most appropriate for your question like Audio Systems, Engine Mechanical Topics, Exhaust System Topics, etc and CLICK on the topic you have a question about.
You will find the knowledge here is EXCELLENT and these here mates are willing to help you in any way they can. juss be careful. There are some Trolls, so I suggest just ignoring them ole farts.
See you around HDF. Come often, we have a humor thread, game thread, and a LOT of other stuff.
Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan! I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding. Good Luck!!
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Be sure to add an Avatar of your favorite shot in the USER set up for the small picture you will see in the top left corner of your post.
And most importantly a Signature Line in your USER set up for your bike model, year, and all the letters that Harley recognizes it with.
(See mine below my bike picture.)
This enables others to know your exact model if you ever ask a question or another member interested in it may ask you a question about it..............
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2009 Super Glide Custom FXDCI warm start issues
welcome to HDF. 
Be sure to read the manual 
before posting 
ok mate?
and if you don't "get it" we will need to discipline you 
biker style.
LOL! I so funi! 
on your left to the 1st room. No, wait. 
The 1st room on your right. That is where the commissary is.
ahh, umm, oh yeah a 
across the hall.
you know.
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.
wall flower 
watching others 
. Get involved.
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