| Author | Message | ||
     Vic60 |
OK, So my bike eventually would not start, took it to my local harley shop, they found the fuel pump to be bad, they claim it will take 2 hrs labor to replace fuel pump this seems a bit long. Any input would be appreciated. Vic | ||
| Bad_karma |
Yes I believe two hours. The tank has to come off. The filler assembly has to come off the tank. Both the fuel line assembly and wiring bulk head retainers have to be loosened. then you remove an assembly that contains the pump, fuel pressure regulator, fuel level sensor and the common plate that they are all attached to. Replacing the pump is easy two spade wire connection and a hose clamp to retain the pump. Then the proper gas resistant sealer and cure time before fueling and testing. Two hours seems fair, but this can be done at home with the only special tool needed is a fuel inject pressure gage that hooks up to the shrader valve. Joe | ||
| Vic60 |
Joe, Thanks Joe I feel much better now. Also my bike has just under 6000 miles do the fuel pumps on these bikes have a history at all for going bad. thanks Vic | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Mine is still original at 70,000 some odd miles. Are you sure that the connector under the tank isn't just corroded? Mine was the last time I had the tank off but not bad enough to cause a failure. Before I cleaned the contacts and WD40 them up, my fuel pump would sometimes run slow in the pre-start prime. | ||
| Vic60 |
The way the pump went out was strange over the last couple of 3 weeks or so it progressevly got worse first it was hard to start in the morning then hard to start when warm the last few times it caught with starting fluid after those it would not start at all, thats when i took it to my local hd. shop and they found the pump to be bad? | ||
| Bad_karma |
Vic 60 I think I lied to You. My in put is based on a 99 S-3 and yours is a X-1 we have have different tanks. Maybe somebody with X-1 experience can confirm or provide more accurate model information. Joe | ||
| Oldog |
Bad: your input for removal is correct for the x1 as well, the filler is a common part, the tanks shapes are different thats about it, | ||
| Bad_karma |
Oldog Thanks Joe | ||
| Sloppy |
Isn't possible to check the resistance on the motor leads to see if it is actually bad? | ||
| Oldog |
Sloppy I would think so and check for lead to ground condition, also the wiring and ecm can be faulted as the ecm operates the fuel pump I assume that the ecm has a transistor that "turns on the ground" if you would to the pump, My FSM is not here to look | ||
| Bad_karma |
Sloppy You can check to ground as well as continuity from both pins to insure that the spade connectors haven't vibrated off. Also check the ground wire to the base to make sure it didn't come off. Joe |
