2002SilverSurfer
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I now know why one of my best friends calls me "Bad Luck Jones".....I get out of work last night at 9pm and I figure the temperature to be about 30 degrees Farenheit or maybe a bit warmer. I hop on the bike after my 25 minute "put all the warm clothes and leathers on" ritual. Turn the ignition and hit the run button........
Cranks but wont start.....I say things like "Gosh Darnit" and "Shoot" repeatedly. Figured next step was to try to give my 6'0" 300 pound body a massive coronary by pushing an 800 pound Heritage up a slight incline to attempt the proverbial push start. When that didnt work, I went back to saying the above expressions (you gotta love HDTimeline) and figuring out what the next step was. Its Friday night, all the boys are either loaded or well on their way to getting there so the friends list to come help is slim. Finally got a hold of one buddy who came and grabbed me and took me to the local watering hole.....whew!! saved again. Spent the night at his place and I am back at work this morning with the Heritage still sitting there outside the window laughing at me because I of course tried it again this morning figuring the motorcycle fairies had come along in the middle of the night and fixed it.
That was the rant part of this thread and now I come to the question section. When I rode the bike to work yesterday, it ran fine although I have had a slight hesitation from time to time at highway speeds at random times. Thanks to Glider I believe we identified that issue as being a hose in the gas tank that may or may not have a pinhole leak in it. That particualr part is on order whether that is the problem or not but it never affected the ability for the bike to start. I've been filling it up every night on the way home so there is like 4 gallons of gas in the tank right now. Still a fuel pump or injector issue maybe?? Maybe the battery is too weak to actually give it the umph it needs in this cold weather?? Lastly, I am curious to know more about the mysterious but ever present engine light on the dash. Normally on the 02 it comes on when I turn the ignition while the fuel pump pressurizes and then goes out. Thats normal from what I gather. After you disconnect the battery, it comes on then goes out and comes on again for 50 turns of the ignition. Harley says that normal. Yesterday, at first it just came on and went off like normal. After cranking for a few seconds it would come on and I would quit cranking (am I afraid of a little red light?) and shut the ignition off. I would wait for a few seconds and try it again with the same result. After a few tries I noticed the red engine light doing the "battery disconnected" thing upon turning the ignition....it would come on while the fuel pump pressurized and then go out and then come on again for no apparent reason and go out until I tried cranking it and then it would come on again and stay on until I turned the ignition off.
Wow....that ended up being longer than I thought...sorry.....anyone have any thoughts, comments, or concerns??
Hope everyone is having a better weekend than I....
Later,
2002SilverSurfer
Cranks but wont start.....I say things like "Gosh Darnit" and "Shoot" repeatedly. Figured next step was to try to give my 6'0" 300 pound body a massive coronary by pushing an 800 pound Heritage up a slight incline to attempt the proverbial push start. When that didnt work, I went back to saying the above expressions (you gotta love HDTimeline) and figuring out what the next step was. Its Friday night, all the boys are either loaded or well on their way to getting there so the friends list to come help is slim. Finally got a hold of one buddy who came and grabbed me and took me to the local watering hole.....whew!! saved again. Spent the night at his place and I am back at work this morning with the Heritage still sitting there outside the window laughing at me because I of course tried it again this morning figuring the motorcycle fairies had come along in the middle of the night and fixed it.
That was the rant part of this thread and now I come to the question section. When I rode the bike to work yesterday, it ran fine although I have had a slight hesitation from time to time at highway speeds at random times. Thanks to Glider I believe we identified that issue as being a hose in the gas tank that may or may not have a pinhole leak in it. That particualr part is on order whether that is the problem or not but it never affected the ability for the bike to start. I've been filling it up every night on the way home so there is like 4 gallons of gas in the tank right now. Still a fuel pump or injector issue maybe?? Maybe the battery is too weak to actually give it the umph it needs in this cold weather?? Lastly, I am curious to know more about the mysterious but ever present engine light on the dash. Normally on the 02 it comes on when I turn the ignition while the fuel pump pressurizes and then goes out. Thats normal from what I gather. After you disconnect the battery, it comes on then goes out and comes on again for 50 turns of the ignition. Harley says that normal. Yesterday, at first it just came on and went off like normal. After cranking for a few seconds it would come on and I would quit cranking (am I afraid of a little red light?) and shut the ignition off. I would wait for a few seconds and try it again with the same result. After a few tries I noticed the red engine light doing the "battery disconnected" thing upon turning the ignition....it would come on while the fuel pump pressurized and then go out and then come on again for no apparent reason and go out until I tried cranking it and then it would come on again and stay on until I turned the ignition off.
Wow....that ended up being longer than I thought...sorry.....anyone have any thoughts, comments, or concerns??
Hope everyone is having a better weekend than I....
Later,
2002SilverSurfer