Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:58 pm
Hello, I have been trying to get my dale running off and on for about two months now..... I believe we have figured out what the problem is, but would like to run it by folks here in the forum to see if maybe we missed something.....
The problem is that as soon as you give the bike some gas (about 10% throttle or more) the bike shuts off. The bike starts fine and idles without any problem. When the bike stalls, it would appear that the bike gets too lean and stalls. No ECU faults. I have swapped out the fuel injectors, the whole throttle body with TPS, tested the fuel pump for fuel pressure (passed), and swapped ECUs with a running bike. The problem still happens on my dale even after all this. The other dale that we swapped ECU's, ran just fine with my ECU in it.
We have figured it must be an electrical problem, and I am preparing to remove the whole wiring harness and inspect it, and unless I find something obvious I will buy a newer wiring harness and install it on the bike.
The problem most likely was a result of an accident I had during a race. The bike rolled side to side 1 to 2 and a half times and got pinned on a tree. While nothing on the bike's frame was damaged, My dashboard wiring by the spare port near the ecu broke at the three resistors used for the dash lights. Obviously nothing snagged these wires, they broke from the vibration and/or impact of the accident. About 2 more hours of riding time after the accident, this problem occurred. It could be related, but we'll never know I am guessing. Just thought I'd add my thoughts on the cause, never know it might help......
Thankfully a close friend of mine has lots of spare parts, and I have yet to spend any money fixing the problem. I was going to wait a day or two and see if anyone had any suggestion as to what I could try and do before I remove the wiring harness.
Thanks in Advance!
Ryan
The problem is that as soon as you give the bike some gas (about 10% throttle or more) the bike shuts off. The bike starts fine and idles without any problem. When the bike stalls, it would appear that the bike gets too lean and stalls. No ECU faults. I have swapped out the fuel injectors, the whole throttle body with TPS, tested the fuel pump for fuel pressure (passed), and swapped ECUs with a running bike. The problem still happens on my dale even after all this. The other dale that we swapped ECU's, ran just fine with my ECU in it.
We have figured it must be an electrical problem, and I am preparing to remove the whole wiring harness and inspect it, and unless I find something obvious I will buy a newer wiring harness and install it on the bike.
The problem most likely was a result of an accident I had during a race. The bike rolled side to side 1 to 2 and a half times and got pinned on a tree. While nothing on the bike's frame was damaged, My dashboard wiring by the spare port near the ecu broke at the three resistors used for the dash lights. Obviously nothing snagged these wires, they broke from the vibration and/or impact of the accident. About 2 more hours of riding time after the accident, this problem occurred. It could be related, but we'll never know I am guessing. Just thought I'd add my thoughts on the cause, never know it might help......
Thankfully a close friend of mine has lots of spare parts, and I have yet to spend any money fixing the problem. I was going to wait a day or two and see if anyone had any suggestion as to what I could try and do before I remove the wiring harness.
Thanks in Advance!
Ryan