10-19-2020, 04:15 AM
I haven't been riding much (or posting on the forum much) -recently I went to start my 2014 deluxe and it wouldn't crank- charged the battery, then it cranked but didn't start- I checked the gas and it smelled like varnish (dang-it!) - so I syphoned it out- put some fresh gas in there (1/4 gallon maybe) swished the gas around and syphoned it out as well - then put stabilizer in and a couple fresh gallons of gas- still didn't start - then I realized that I was not hearing the whine of the fuel pump (FP)- this was happening intermittently in the past- where I would have to rock the kill switch a couple times to get the FP to whine indicating it was on and working - I figured at the time it was an intermittant switch and I would replace it when it went full blown bad---- so I trouble shot the system and verified fuses, relays and kill switch (note- the initial indication was a bad FP per the manual) but since they cost an arm and a leg - I verified everything else in hopes I could find a more cost effective repair- no luck- all else checked good- so apparently it was the FP all along and not the switch- my question to the group- has anyone else had a FP go bad? I have about 5500 miles on the bike- like I said I haven't been riding it much lately- is it possible the bad gas caused it to go bad? I wouldn't think so but hey - stranger things have happened - and for the real question - whats the best way to ensure my stale gas is completely out? do I need to add anything like this product to ensure there is no rust or other gunk in the tank? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJFC91BtYQQ or is fresh gas and stabilizer / octane boost good enough? also- whats the difference in buying a FP assembly and a 'fuel filter', I know I need the pump, but does the filter come with a new pump assembly? Should I buy the filter if it doesn't come with the pump? or can the existing one be cleaned (and how) and finally - any ideas where to get a new fuel pump other than the dealer- or is that the best place? sorry for the long winded post- any help / suggestions are greatly appreciated-