20 Most Recent 1993 Harley Davidson FLSTF Fat boy - Page 4 Questions & Answers

Check your oil tank level. If it is empty or very low, the oil has seeped by the oil pump check valve and has filled the engine cases with oil. I assume the oil is coming out the air cleaner breather tube? If so, add a quart or so to the oil tank, run the breather hose into a can or bottle, and start it up. Oil will flow out the breather until the cases have been purged. When it stops pumping out refill the oil tank to the proper level. This can happen when the bike has been sitting for a few months or more.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it sounds like the shifter pawl return spring has broken on the shifter pawl shaft. Harley has had a problem with these but there is not a recall notice on it as far as I know.

The fix is a major job in that all the primary has to be pulled as well as all the guts in the transmission. The shaft will not come out with the two shafts in the transmission. But, at least the five speed transmission is designed to do this with. Much easier than the older four speed.

I do not recommend that you even start the engine until this is repaired. I've heard of the broken spring getting into the gears and doing even more damage. I've been replacing them with either Sputhe or Jim's parts.

Good Luck
steve

Check the stator and voltage regulator One or both of them isn't working. Or if you're lucky, the regulator came unplugged from stator. The connecion is on the left front of the primary cover. Just follow the wires from the regulator and you will see it. Good luck!

could be a relay, but it sounds more like an internal short in the battery or bad solinoid

blown fuse or bad relay

An FLSTF is not a Road King. Regardless, it's the same motor. The spec is 0.001" to 0.050". A service manual is really helpful for this kind of info.

Starter motors are found on the engine ....normally they are metal and cylindrical in shape ....locate yours by looking at the images of your models starter online.....

Removal instructions

1# disconnect your battery

2# disconnect the starter connection wires ,,negative and positive from the starter motor itself.....

3# unbolt your starter motor ....

And repeat these steps in reverse to fit your new starter

i do not know where you would get that. Probably need to buy a service manual.

TOO much oil likely, run at halfway between ADD and FULL and check it HOT

What are you asking about it????

If the battery is good, all connections good, clean tight then sounds like the starter BUT you can test that also.

battery could be no good so have it charged and load tested and then you may have a key off abnormal drain on the battery due to a shorted regulator or accessorizes. Remove the main fuse to see if it still drains and if so something that should not be key off draining is the probelm amd if the battery still goes flat you need a new battery most likely.