dead on the road

Energy One

2004hdfxsti

Member
As i sit and wait for a trailer to tow my bike home i have a question. I replaced a regulator 2 year's ago. I was riding the bike today and it ran fine. I stopped for gas and went to keep going and i get clicking. Its dead. I had a friendly motorist help me with a jump and nothing. I have abrand new battery and was wondering if the regulator could go that quickly....
 

Little-Boo

Well-Known Member
Troop Supporter
As i sit and wait for a trailer to tow my bike home i have a question. I replaced a regulator 2 year's ago. I was riding the bike today and it ran fine. I stopped for gas and went to keep going and i get clicking. Its dead. I had a friendly motorist help me with a jump and nothing. I have abrand new battery and was wondering if the regulator could go that quickly....
New battery doesn't really mean its good, make sure your charging system working. Sounds like you ran the battery dead if it didn't even take a jump. Take your battery in and get a load test done. If it is good, check for loose connections at the starter or ground cable.

BTW if you stilling using the EHC you might of hurt that during the battery jump. These bikes are very sensitive to battery jumps hopefully your EHC did not get fried.

Your starter or PC board (start button) could have failed Try getting you started rebuilt and add a slam button.
Wild Steed Worx & Services, When the road is your trail
these guys here can make your starter new again for about $100.00 bucks. Give them a call, they can also install a slam button for you.

Carlos :whoop:
 

2004hdfxsti

Member
It has a wp installed. It happened with the battery that was in it too. I put a new one in and same thing. With a full charge it starts right up which is why i was pointing at a regulator.....again.....i had a harley regulator imstalled when the original went bad. Is that not a good regulator for these bikes?
 

bearman

Active Member
I had a harley regulator installed when the original went bad. Is that not a good regulator for these bikes?
that regulator is as good as any, some of them just fail sooner than others (especially if mounted in a hot location).

anything electronic is like a light bulb, you don't know if it will work or not when you flip the switch, and eventually it will not.

voltage regulators are easy to diagnose with a multi meter. If you don't have one yet, buy one (it doesn't have to be a fancy one), you will need it, you have a Big Dog.
 
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