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Jun 20th, 2006, 12:07 PM
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#1 | | Very Active Poster 50+
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sandhills of NC
Posts: 80 Model: 04 Wide Glide Interests: God, Family, Country, Harleys Occupation: Putting warheads on terrorist foreheads
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Hey all, I washed the Wide Glide on Sunday evening, then ran it for a few minutes to be sure it would work on Monday AM. Yeah, sure. 
So I go to leave for work yesterday I tried to start / warm-up. Turned on the switch, hit the start button and poof--all lights, dash, everything, went out. Tried cycling the switch, turned it back on, hit the switch--again, same thing. So I rolled it back in the garage to park. Just for giggles I cycled the switch again and it fired. So I rode to work. At the end of the day it did the same thing, only this time it never fired.
Now when I turn to "on", there is nothing. The alarm sets up and blinks but maybe the battery is just strong enough to run it.
All fuses are good, and I can't tell for sure but it all seems dry. I'm not an electrical genius, so I really don't know where to go from here. Could it be the coil or battery?
Thanks for any and all advice.
Joe | 
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Jun 20th, 2006, 06:37 PM
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#2 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| i would start with the battery and work from there. make sure the battery is good.....make sure the connections to the battery are good.....follow the cables to where they terminate and make sure those connections are good..if it still doesnt start, get the manual out and start a backwards check of all the start and run circuits. i dont think the coil is bad as it ran good to work......let us know what ya find!
chuck | 
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Jun 22nd, 2006, 06:58 AM
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#3 | | Very Active Poster 50+
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Got it fixed.
Turned out to be some corrosion/dirt on the positive battery terminal. There was just enough on there to kill it. Only took about 30 minutes, now I'm back on the road.
Thanks chucktx!
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Jun 22nd, 2006, 08:54 AM
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#4 | | More than 100 posts!
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FYI,
Glad to hear your fix was simple&cheap.Keep in mind that water can be a good
conductor(short circut to ground).I like to blow off areas of elec.conn./components with compressed air after a wash.(jmo)  | |
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Jun 22nd, 2006, 02:18 PM
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#5 | | Very Active Poster 50+
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| Yeah 00wg, I guess just enough got to the terminal. I won't blow off using the leaf blower next time. 
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Jun 22nd, 2006, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by AFBombBldr Yeah 00wg, I guess just enough got to the terminal. I won't blow off using the leaf blower next time.
Joe | Since you had enough corrosion to go to ground, I would make a paste of baking soda and water and use it to neutralize the acid. Then, remove the cables, clean them and the posts and reinstall. A little battery grease will prevent that from happening again. | |
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Jun 23rd, 2006, 03:17 AM
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#7 | | Very Active Poster 50+
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I think I'll do that this evening while it's raining. In the garage though. | |
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