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I got a 92 HD Fatboy that has been nothing but a pain in the ASS… however, now that I;m a mechanic I can diagnose and do all the work myself.
I bought this bike from a family friend who got it as a “payment” for some work he did. His wife wanted it gone and he sold it to me. This bike was “re-built” as a show bike.. meaning it had no real purpose for riding it. The guy who “re-built” it did a SHIT job on everything… brakes, electrical, charging system (same as electrical i know), tires, paint.. EVERYTHING!!!
It has been a journey… Ive had the charging system changed out twice my professionals only to find out that it was a bad ground that wasnt allowing the system to charge the battery. I diagnosed and fixed that myself. I re-constructed the electrical system from the ground up… getting wiring diagram and taking about 3 months to figure and re-configure everything out. Replaced the forward controls and now my rear brake isnt working. Well cleaned the rear master cylinder out and found out two things… one, my replenish port was clogged and two the idiot and idiot owner, me, didnt realize that the brake line was too close to the exhaust and there was a hold that was burned into it.
Its been a lot of work. When i get home i’ll take and post a pic but its been a pain at times!! At least labor doesnt cost me anything now… except for my time dammit!
I got a 92 HD Fatboy that has been nothing but a pain in the ASS… however, now that I;m a mechanic I can diagnose and do all the work myself.
I bought this bike from a family friend who got it as a “payment” for some work he did. His wife wanted it gone and he sold it to me. This bike was “re-built” as a show bike.. meaning it had no real purpose for riding it. The guy who “re-built” it did a SHIT job on everything… brakes, electrical, charging system (same as electrical i know), tires, paint.. EVERYTHING!!!
It has been a journey… Ive had the charging system changed out twice my professionals only to find out that it was a bad ground that wasnt allowing the system to charge the battery. I diagnosed and fixed that myself. I re-constructed the electrical system from the ground up… getting wiring diagram and taking about 3 months to figure and re-configure everything out. Replaced the forward controls and now my rear brake isnt working. Well cleaned the rear master cylinder out and found out two things… one, my replenish port was clogged and two the idiot and idiot owner, me, didnt realize that the brake line was too close to the exhaust and there was a hold that was burned into it.
Its been a lot of work. When i get home i’ll take and post a pic but its been a pain at times!! At least labor doesnt cost me anything now… except for my time dammit!
can you tell if the vibration you are feeling is in the steering wheel or your car seat? If it’s in the seat of your car seat then I would suspect a U joint. Slide under the car, grip the U joint on both ends and twist. If there is a lot of movement replace it.
can you tell if the vibration you are feeling is in the steering wheel or your car seat? If it’s in the seat of your car seat then I would suspect a U joint. Slide under the car, grip the U joint on both ends and twist. If there is a lot of movement replace it.
you say the generator output is good correct? Have you checked the stand alone voltage of the battery? is is it over 12.4 V? if not one or more of the cells is bad and time to replace. I think Eric has a good video on youtube on it. Is the check engine light on? if so, best to have the codes read at Auto Zone or some place so you get an idea of what is happening, in terms of possible misfires.
Fuel, Air, Spark, Compression and Timing. One of those has to be off
you say the generator output is good correct? Have you checked the stand alone voltage of the battery? is is it over 12.4 V? if not one or more of the cells is bad and time to replace. I think Eric has a good video on youtube on it. Is the check engine light on? if so, best to have the codes read at Auto Zone or some place so you get an idea of what is happening, in terms of possible misfires.
Fuel, Air, Spark, Compression and Timing. One of those has to be off
Hey there! My name is David I live here in New Mexico. I am set to graduate from College with the AAS Automotive Tech degree (of course it helps when you have a BA and MS done before that).
If there are any suggestions you all can throw my way, please I am open to any and all suggestions comments or opinions!
Hey there! My name is David I live here in New Mexico. I am set to graduate from College with the AAS Automotive Tech degree (of course it helps when you have a BA and MS done before that).
If there are any suggestions you all can throw my way, please I am open to any and all suggestions comments or opinions!