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Jlnance
| Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 11:15 am: |
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I just got a new used Uly, and am in the process of doing a bit of maintenance. One thing I notice is that when I've got the engine running at speed, if I grab the clutch and release the throttle it takes it a while to get back down to idle speed. It will hang around 2000-1500 rpm for perhaps 30 seconds and then settle down to 1100. I thought it was the throttle cables, and replaced those. That helped a LOT (it used to hang around 3000 rpm for a while) but it didn't entirely get rid of the issue. I remember seeing some posts about this in the past, but I can't find them. What should I check for? Intake leaks? |
Electraglider_1997
| Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 11:38 am: |
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Mine used to have that exact problem but hasn't for well over a year. Only thing that I've done is an ECMSpy TPS reset at the 10,000 mile mark. Now have over 16,000 miles. Some where along the line I also had the ECM reflashed from 06 to 07 spec because of the holes I added to the airbox. |
Redwing
| Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 11:41 am: |
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some recent discussion http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142 838/409948.html?1225769934 |
Alchemy
| Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 02:54 pm: |
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Try lowering the idle. Mine did that when I set the idle a tad high. Try the simple stuff first of course. |
Tootal
| Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 05:29 pm: |
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As stated, lower your idle to 900 - 1000. The factory says 1050 but sometimes even that's too much and will cause your problem. |
Froggy
| Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 05:31 pm: |
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750 if you want are deeper more harley sounding idle |
Andrejs2112
| Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 05:51 pm: |
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Plenty of discussion on that in past threads. Do a search and you'll find lots of info. |
Etennuly
| Posted on Friday, November 07, 2008 - 05:38 pm: |
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Yeah, several of us went through that problem when the '06's were new. The idle speed would float or hang at 2000 or so then slowly come down a little. The book called for 1050 idle speed which was right at the breaking edge of when the ECM would take over from idle. I have been running mine at just under 1000 and never have seen the problem again. |
Snowscum
| Posted on Friday, November 07, 2008 - 05:53 pm: |
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Intake seals...... |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Friday, November 07, 2008 - 06:04 pm: |
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My X1 did much the same thing when it got hot. The solution was to set the idle at 950. Been that way since. The specs are too high. I wish I could just turn my 2008 down too but the computer has my bike! |