| Author | Message | ||
     Terrycoxusa |
My bike was showing the symptoms of shorting fuel pump wiring, running continuously, so after reading the posts about it, I decided to give fixing it a try. It would have been easy if I would have used more finesse and not snapped off one of the bolts holding the pump in. So, I had to go the long route of pulling the swing arm, etc, to get a shot at drilling out the broken bolt. If you are considering fixing your wiring, which is probably a darn good idea, be careful when you back out the locktited bolts on the pump. Use a little WD40 and take your time, working them in and out a little at a time. Also, the two large O rings on the pump housing were stretched and I had to carefully poke them into the groove as I slowly tightened the bolts, I would suggest that you get those o-rings before starting the project. Best case scenario, it would probably take about 2 hours, but it took me about 10. | ||
| Arry |
So how'd the fix go? I did a remove before it had problems, because of the postings here. It was a good thing , because the wire insulation was getting worn thru. | ||
| Terrycoxusa |
Arry, Just got back from a 30 mile ride, it seems fine. Of course, it was running fine before I 'fixed' it, but the fuel pump ran constantly. It had the typical chafing on the wires, and I used heat shrink tubing and filed the sharp edge of the bracket. | ||
| Electraglider_1997 |
Running continuously when the engine is off and the key on with the kill switch in the ON position? | ||
| Terrycoxusa |
Electraglider, Yes, the pump would run continuously with the ignition and kill switch 'on'and the engine 'off'. |
