hmmm...since you said it smelled really bad of fuel i wonder if your tuner maybe malfunctioning and dumping way too much fuel in there???
She barely got me home today.
And its my main transportation right now. I can feel the grey hairs coming in.
Anyhow, I was cruising this morning at 65-70 and about 30 miles into my ride I felt it hesitate a couple times, a few miles apart. That was crappy enough to get me worried. Then I get on the freeway on the last stretch toward the house maybe 55 miles into the ride, get going 75-80, cruising along and it died completely for a second or two. Just enough time I glanced down and saw the check engine light flash in and clear just as the bike fired back up.
So another three or four miles going 75, went okay. Stopped at the gas station and topped up like I do every morning. Going going again, 1.6 miles to go. At the second light I stopped and it all went to ****. Engine lugging bad, idling really low when I let off the gas, check engine light flashing on and off repeatedly, the bike would not rev up when I gave it throttle. Limped the rest of the way to the house.
When I got to the house, I took my helmet and earphones off and let it idle while I looked it over. Smelled gas pretty strong but that cleared up. Hopped back on and went around the block, everything ran fine.
What in the heck just happened to my bike?
Anyhow, I was cruising this morning at 65-70 and about 30 miles into my ride I felt it hesitate a couple times, a few miles apart. That was crappy enough to get me worried. Then I get on the freeway on the last stretch toward the house maybe 55 miles into the ride, get going 75-80, cruising along and it died completely for a second or two. Just enough time I glanced down and saw the check engine light flash in and clear just as the bike fired back up.
So another three or four miles going 75, went okay. Stopped at the gas station and topped up like I do every morning. Going going again, 1.6 miles to go. At the second light I stopped and it all went to ****. Engine lugging bad, idling really low when I let off the gas, check engine light flashing on and off repeatedly, the bike would not rev up when I gave it throttle. Limped the rest of the way to the house.
When I got to the house, I took my helmet and earphones off and let it idle while I looked it over. Smelled gas pretty strong but that cleared up. Hopped back on and went around the block, everything ran fine.
What in the heck just happened to my bike?
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if it keeps acting up I'd bypass the tuner to see if that fixes it...if so then you know its a defective tunerMentat said:I was thinking much the same thing. I wonder if those connections get wet if it would make the solenoids stay open or something?
I was going to read the plugs, but since I cruised it around the block that last time and it ran ok any fouling probably burnt off anyway.
man if water did get inside of the unit i'd be concerned about corrosion in the futureROADKILL said:On the Raider forum some of the guys have mentioned that water has gotten inside the Cobra unit - one quick fix is take the unit apart and put silicoe around the edges and put back together.
+1 let us know what you found out pleasekraaazymike said:Did you ever figure out the problem?
ok man sounds good let us know what you find outMentat said:I haven't manned up and tackled it yet. I got real sick for a few days and stayed in bed, then started a long haul of graveyards. Been taking the CBR to work. :-/
Definitely going to tear into it tomorrow or the next day.
On the to do list:
Check spark plug wires at the plugs and coils
Check cobra auto tuner to see if it has any obvious water damage
Check any electrical connections I can get my hands on for corrosion/loose connections
Ride the dang thing around and see what happens
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