Author |
Message |
Loves_to_ride
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 07:56 am: |
|
Was riding home from the barber yesterday and the engine lite came on and the bike quit ['06 Uly 35k]. Got a ride home, came back, cranked it and it started right up. It had been running a little rougher than normal down low on r's [below 3k] for awhile and had a couple stutters on the interstate last weekend, right after low fuel lite came on. When I rode it around after this incident it actually ran better than it has for a while [smoother below 3k]. I'm going to replace the fan....it sounds like bearings going out and has made other odd sounds. Any ideas? |
Bike_pilot
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 09:40 am: |
|
I really doubt the fan has to do with the engine running troubles. Make sure the ECM isn't cracked. |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 11:37 am: |
|
Make sure your battery is in tight too. The computer does freaky stuff when it doesn't get a nice ground. |
Buewulf
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 12:14 pm: |
|
I had a faulty BAS that had caused my bike to shut down on the highway once. Coasted to the side and it started right back up. Also had some cutting out / studdering in the days before, but I can't say it was rougher than normal before the replacement. The grounds and ECM are more likely candidates, but the BAS is something else to consider if the ground / ECM inspection doesn't yield anything. I'll be checking my grounds this weekend, too as I experienced a few hiccups at speed on the past few rides. |
Terrible1one3
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 12:45 pm: |
|
My fan has had a horrid sound like a bearing is going down since about 7k miles (now 17k). Still functions properly. |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 01:20 pm: |
|
Relays. They crap out on our bikes, and knot cost about $4 each. Cheap fix/insurance. My ignition one went bad, and it would just shut the bike down. It would fire back up again and run just fine, sometimes right away....sometimes an hour later. |
Skifastbadly
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 02:32 pm: |
|
Andy, are those relays generic? Can you just walk into an auto parts place or do you need to go to the pirate store? |
Buewulf
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 03:18 pm: |
|
You could ride up to NAPA, pull one of those relays out and bring it to the parts counter. Chances are they have a Bosch version of it. Doubt it would be $4 though. |
Andymnelson
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 05:25 pm: |
|
Yeah, I would bet that a NAPA would have one....there's really nothing magical about relays. Just gotta find one that fits. For $4, I just ordered them from HD. |
Loves_to_ride
| Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 06:14 pm: |
|
thank you guys. I will be checking this out. |
|