Colin Sharpe wrote:
> About 3 or 4 years ago, I put a 1980 wire harness on my '79 FXS. This had
> a connector for the late style starter relay. I have now replaced the
> relay 3 times since then, and it has just gone out again, after about 4
> 1/2 weeks since the last time.
>
> H-D don't seem to warranty electrical parts, so I will just have to pay
> for one. The part is obviously junk, or why would so many have gone bad?
> I am considering changing the terminals and reverting to the big older
> style relay. I remember that giving problems too, but they always lasted
> longer than a month. Anyone else suffer from these problems?
>
> Colin.
they are pretty reliable, IMO. I think it's an innocent victim of a solenoid
that's
drawing excessive current. You use the relay with the yellow base, yes?
HogDr
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