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Oops, left out the technical details the first time I posted.
2001 Superglide FXD, approximately 25,000 miles, carbureted.
First, I was cruising along the highway with a hot blonde on the B-seat, having a great time, when all of a sudden the engine started coughing and backfiring like the timing was all of sudden WAY off. Of course, total loss of power. The engine was really hot. Cruised a mile or so on the shoulder at low speed, but finally engine died. Had to trailer it home.
A few days later, I tried to fire it up, just to see what would happen. Just pushing the starter switch dragged the battery down stone dead. So I ran jumper cables from the car battery, and tried again. Pulled the car battery down too! (Car engine was running).
I thought I might be seized up, but I'm not. Jacked it up, put it in high gear, took out the plugs, and everything turns just fine by hand. I can turn the back wheel by hand and hear the hissing sound from the valves coming out of the spark plug holes.
Took the motorcycle battery out, tried to run from the car battery only. Still pulls it way down.
Do I have something shorting somewhere? It doesn't pull the battery down until I push the starter switch.
Also, if I have a short, is this likely what caused the original problem of the backfiring and timing being way off?
- Henry Higgins
2001 Superglide FXD, approximately 25,000 miles, carbureted.
First, I was cruising along the highway with a hot blonde on the B-seat, having a great time, when all of a sudden the engine started coughing and backfiring like the timing was all of sudden WAY off. Of course, total loss of power. The engine was really hot. Cruised a mile or so on the shoulder at low speed, but finally engine died. Had to trailer it home.
A few days later, I tried to fire it up, just to see what would happen. Just pushing the starter switch dragged the battery down stone dead. So I ran jumper cables from the car battery, and tried again. Pulled the car battery down too! (Car engine was running).
I thought I might be seized up, but I'm not. Jacked it up, put it in high gear, took out the plugs, and everything turns just fine by hand. I can turn the back wheel by hand and hear the hissing sound from the valves coming out of the spark plug holes.
Took the motorcycle battery out, tried to run from the car battery only. Still pulls it way down.
Do I have something shorting somewhere? It doesn't pull the battery down until I push the starter switch.
Also, if I have a short, is this likely what caused the original problem of the backfiring and timing being way off?
- Henry Higgins