DM wrote:
>> Just wondering if you didn't perform an extra, unnecessary, step?
>> And getting that end on the fitting by yourself, at least with a carb,
>> is a thrilling maneuver.
>>
>It was a step in the service manual procedure and it was extremely easy
>to do. It provided a bit of play that if wasn't there would have made
>the job a bit more difficult. The end clip just slips over a tiny stud
>on the butterfly control. Five seconds, obviously not including time to
>pull the air filter. Service manual said to remove the backing plate, I
>didn't go that far. I think it assumes the presence of the stock filter,
>not the stage 1 filter.
>Did 120 or so miles yesterday, lots of highway time to enjoy the cruise
>control again. Had to get a new air filter, the one I had was horrible.
>I really should have washed it more often. Three dealers. Closest one
>can suck my ass so I didn't go there. Second one is the next closest,
>they were closed (Sunday). Third dealer was open, 50 miles away. Got
>there 10 minutes before they closed and they had the filter I needed.
>They also have a 2010 Ultra Limited on the floor for 24.8K plus fees.
>Lots of life left in my '07.
My biggest problem in the installation, besides 30 solder joints to
splice in an extra foot of wire to each of the original ones plus the
three extra for the cruise, was getting the end of the cable into the
guide behind the carb before hooking it onto the carb.
The FLHR kit comes with all new switches & wires, which I needed to
splice then run inside the bars. If I had owned the proper crimp tool
for Deutsch connectors I could have just cut a foot of each wire from
the spare harness I had on hand. I had all winter of '09 to make up
new looms and install them on a new set of WildOne Chubbys. So when I
picked up the bike last March it only took me one morning to switch
out the bars, install the control module, run the cable and take it
for a test ride the rest of that afternoon. I never have been able to
get the green light to sequence during the lashing process, but both
lights work as they should other than that. A working cruise is the
cats ass on a long ride.
BTW, I have the V&H Big Sucker air intake and I wash the filter that
came with it out in the sink with dish soap, rinse, air dry for a day,
oil it and put it back on for another 10,000 miles. I did go to a
swap meet in Feb. where I picked up an unused SE Stage I filter for
$5. Now I can just put the spare on and hang the other one in the
garage to dry. No more waiting for a day to ride.
Dean
EKIII
'06FLHR
> Have a round on me, although this repair was a dent on the wallet. Coulda
> got some new tires instead.
> Sometime during the 2009 PBR the cruise control on my 2007 FLHTCU quit
> working. Riding through Oklahoma on the way to California, IIRC the bike
> suddenly accelerated by itself. I disengaged the cruise control, and after
> that it would no longer engage. Indicator on the dash was lit orange but
> would never go green. Basically I just couldn't set the cruise control.
> When I got home I went through the diagnostic steps enough to know that
> the switches were working. That just left the control module (I hoped).
That's interesting, the cruise control quit on my 2007 FLHTCU on the trip
back from Daytona this year. I don't recall an acceleration issue, it just
didn't work when I hit the switch. I have the orange light too. Haven't
troubleshot it yet. Mine has 22K miles. How many miles do you have on
yours? Hmm...ANOTHER problem with this bike.
Robert
On 3/17/2010 12:02 PM, Robert wrote:
>> Have a round on me, although this repair was a dent on the wallet. Coulda
>> got some new tires instead.
>>
>> Sometime during the 2009 PBR the cruise control on my 2007 FLHTCU quit
>> working. Riding through Oklahoma on the way to California, IIRC the bike
>> suddenly accelerated by itself. I disengaged the cruise control, and after
>> that it would no longer engage. Indicator on the dash was lit orange but
>> would never go green. Basically I just couldn't set the cruise control.
>> When I got home I went through the diagnostic steps enough to know that
>> the switches were working. That just left the control module (I hoped).
>>
> That's interesting, the cruise control quit on my 2007 FLHTCU on the trip
> back from Daytona this year. I don't recall an acceleration issue, it just
> didn't work when I hit the switch. I have the orange light too. Haven't
> troubleshot it yet. Mine has 22K miles. How many miles do you have on
> yours? Hmm...ANOTHER problem with this bike.
48K miles. Only problem I've had with the bike besides a ground wire
breaking inside a passing lamp. Ping me offline if you need the
diagnostic procedure.
--
Fins BS#221 AH#135
2007 FLHTCU
I think its gonna be a great day.
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>> And getting that end on the fitting by yourself, at least with a carb,
>> is a thrilling maneuver.
>>
>It was a step in the service manual procedure and it was extremely easy
>to do. It provided a bit of play that if wasn't there would have made
>the job a bit more difficult. The end clip just slips over a tiny stud
>on the butterfly control. Five seconds, obviously not including time to
>pull the air filter. Service manual said to remove the backing plate, I
>didn't go that far. I think it assumes the presence of the stock filter,
>not the stage 1 filter.
>Did 120 or so miles yesterday, lots of highway time to enjoy the cruise
>control again. Had to get a new air filter, the one I had was horrible.
>I really should have washed it more often. Three dealers. Closest one
>can suck my ass so I didn't go there. Second one is the next closest,
>they were closed (Sunday). Third dealer was open, 50 miles away. Got
>there 10 minutes before they closed and they had the filter I needed.
>They also have a 2010 Ultra Limited on the floor for 24.8K plus fees.
>Lots of life left in my '07.