1991 883 sporty, starting issues, (help)
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karlsbike
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I'm glad he's up and rding again.
I would suggest, however, that he check his wiring anyway as the bike is old
and the wiring corrodes also internally without it showing on the outside.
Check battery and starter terminals - clean and add dielectric grease.
Get a manual, and do the electric checks - in particular voltage drop tests - to prevent future (and sudden) failures...
I would suggest, however, that he check his wiring anyway as the bike is old
and the wiring corrodes also internally without it showing on the outside.Check battery and starter terminals - clean and add dielectric grease.
Get a manual, and do the electric checks - in particular voltage drop tests - to prevent future (and sudden) failures...
I dont think there are any fuses in this year all breakers mounted on the rear fender under the seat but i think perhaps checking all multi plugs for green corrosion and earth points are good may be the best way to start especially anything to do with the ignition circuit
location of the main parts are ignition pickups are under the points cover ignition module is under the triangular cover on the left side just behind the battery and the coil is located at the front of the frame hanging just above the front cylinder and not to forget the voes which is between the 2 cylinders and mounted to the top frame tube
so for all those parts i would be checking the state of the wiring and connectors as a start point
Brian
location of the main parts are ignition pickups are under the points cover ignition module is under the triangular cover on the left side just behind the battery and the coil is located at the front of the frame hanging just above the front cylinder and not to forget the voes which is between the 2 cylinders and mounted to the top frame tube
so for all those parts i would be checking the state of the wiring and connectors as a start point
Brian
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Jack Klarich
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Red Spark? I would be checking the coil Harley Ignitions - Harley Davidson Community and all connections in the ignition system including the plug wires:s
karlsbike
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And in additon, replace the main wires from the battery, regardless of appearance:
- the black to the starter
- The red to the main breaker
- The main grounding wire. Here you need to also make sure the contact with the frame is good (use a star washer to penetrate paint/oil/rust).
After that, with basic electric skills/knowledge and a VOM measure voltage drops. It is not complicated, and that bike has very simple wiring lay-out.
Note that I'm no electrical enigneer, but I completely re-wired my old '88XL and partly my current bike. It's just a matter of using common sense, a VOM, and using the wiring diagrams (following colours).
I found my old diagram - for '86-'90 XL - but should be sufficient for this one as well (I can email you a larger version).
- the black to the starter
- The red to the main breaker
- The main grounding wire. Here you need to also make sure the contact with the frame is good (use a star washer to penetrate paint/oil/rust).
After that, with basic electric skills/knowledge and a VOM measure voltage drops. It is not complicated, and that bike has very simple wiring lay-out.
Note that I'm no electrical enigneer, but I completely re-wired my old '88XL and partly my current bike. It's just a matter of using common sense, a VOM, and using the wiring diagrams (following colours).
I found my old diagram - for '86-'90 XL - but should be sufficient for this one as well (I can email you a larger version).
