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I had disconnected my battery after installing a new Garmin XT. All ready to go do a loop on a warm Nov. Day. Bike won't start, ugh. Troubl
e #1 Fuel Pump Controller proved to be faulty. Replaced it with OEM part from Bob's BMW and submitted 10% rebate to BMWMOA. Thanks for that quick note on follow up.
Trouble #2, I was able to coax the bike to run by holding the throttle open but it would not idle.
Called wise and sagacious riding friends with 911 tester who immediately came to help troubleshoot. Apparently right Cylinder was not firing properly. Using home-made test probes I was able to test all four coils to be in normal range of .7 to 1.2 Ohms. Swapped lower angle coils side for side then swapped Straight coils. RIGHT SIDE Cylinder still not getting warm. Confirmed no foreign debris (ratsnest) in airbox to right cylinder. Then heeded advice found in this forum to reset throttle sensors. IE; disco battery and reconnect. Turn key to on and fully open throttle 3 times. (Note - I saw a "set" lamp light and go out on left side dashboard)
Bike started as normal, restarted 2 hours later NTF.
Thanks for reading & RIDE AWARE
e #1 Fuel Pump Controller proved to be faulty. Replaced it with OEM part from Bob's BMW and submitted 10% rebate to BMWMOA. Thanks for that quick note on follow up.Trouble #2, I was able to coax the bike to run by holding the throttle open but it would not idle.
Called wise and sagacious riding friends with 911 tester who immediately came to help troubleshoot. Apparently right Cylinder was not firing properly. Using home-made test probes I was able to test all four coils to be in normal range of .7 to 1.2 Ohms. Swapped lower angle coils side for side then swapped Straight coils. RIGHT SIDE Cylinder still not getting warm. Confirmed no foreign debris (ratsnest) in airbox to right cylinder. Then heeded advice found in this forum to reset throttle sensors. IE; disco battery and reconnect. Turn key to on and fully open throttle 3 times. (Note - I saw a "set" lamp light and go out on left side dashboard)
Bike started as normal, restarted 2 hours later NTF.
Thanks for reading & RIDE AWARE
