safecracker
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After riding around Fundy National park in New Brunswick, Canada, Sue and i stopped at a restaurant to have a bite to eat. After lunch turned Spyder on and went to start Spyder. After it started in was running on one cylinder and I could smell gas. Check engine light was on. Pulled code and it was P1614:banghead::banghead::banghead:. Shut off Spyder. Turned it back on and I started it again, same thing. Shut down and tryed again to start. This time it started with no faults. Made it back to hotel and did some research. I had my laptop with me, so I had the manual to research. Searched here on Spyder, lovers and found a wealth of info. Later that evening Sue and I wanted to check out this Italian restaurant. By the way it was only 49 degrees out. Spyder did the same thing twice and then started ok. We ate supper and had a great meal. Spyder started up with no problems.
Packed up our gear this morning and was heading for home. (650 miles). It was 48 degrees this morning. It took three tries this morning to get it started with no problem. For the rest of the day it started ok. Probably 10 times. Before we got home I stopped by an auto parts store. Picked up a can of sea foam and a can of throttle body cleaner.
Arrived home and got all un packed and went out to the garage to tackle the P1614 error code. Pulled the top of the air breather cover off. Reached in and felt the butterfly valves. WOW, where they ever tackey, gummy and dirty. Removed the main relay,(2011 RTS). This stops the 40 minute timer (high pitched tone). Sprayed a clean day with cleaner and wiped down the 2 valves. Direct sprayed the pivot points. Wiped down again. Put relay back in and started bike up. Ran great. Stuck my fingers on the valves and monitored the action of the valves. They seemed in sync. Checked my MAP sensor lines. They are in great shape ( no cracks). Put bike all back together. Started up and ran great. Hopefully it will start on tomorrow morning.
If you have a v-twin i would be checking these on your next service. Again I could not believe how sticky mine where. Bruce
Packed up our gear this morning and was heading for home. (650 miles). It was 48 degrees this morning. It took three tries this morning to get it started with no problem. For the rest of the day it started ok. Probably 10 times. Before we got home I stopped by an auto parts store. Picked up a can of sea foam and a can of throttle body cleaner.
Arrived home and got all un packed and went out to the garage to tackle the P1614 error code. Pulled the top of the air breather cover off. Reached in and felt the butterfly valves. WOW, where they ever tackey, gummy and dirty. Removed the main relay,(2011 RTS). This stops the 40 minute timer (high pitched tone). Sprayed a clean day with cleaner and wiped down the 2 valves. Direct sprayed the pivot points. Wiped down again. Put relay back in and started bike up. Ran great. Stuck my fingers on the valves and monitored the action of the valves. They seemed in sync. Checked my MAP sensor lines. They are in great shape ( no cracks). Put bike all back together. Started up and ran great. Hopefully it will start on tomorrow morning.
If you have a v-twin i would be checking these on your next service. Again I could not believe how sticky mine where. Bruce
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