He says there is no way for the bike to make any noise because the key was off....The noise sounded like a pump or something......I have a 50 dollar bet with him on this so I need facts to back me up! Thanks for your help!!!
2007-07-22 14:23:38 · 13 answers · asked by Julie P 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
No fan on the bike and it wasn't the motor he said.....any way for the pump to keep pumping just because it was out of gas....pressures or something?
2007-07-22 14:32:17 · update #1
I've never asked a question on this before....its cool to get the feedback...thanks for all the help!
Julie
2007-07-22 15:05:05 · update #2
This bike doesn't have a reserve for some reason and his other one did. He'd only had the bike for about a week when it happened, so I couldn't beat him up about it too much, even though I was stuck on the side ot the turnpike for an hour!
2007-07-22 16:14:30 · update #3
Don't give him any help!!! He thinks he's always right already :)
2007-07-22 16:50:47 · update #4
The bike is a 2002 model.
2007-07-24 00:17:05 · update #5
sure, if it is fuelk injected it uses an electric fuel pump. This would continue to run until the key was turned off. I'm sure that's what you heard.
2007-07-22 14:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by randy 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Just for kicks, tell him it's the nut behind the wheel.
If your bike has a carb, there shouldn't be a problem. Running out of gas on a fuel injection model can be a serious mistake. Fuel pumps and pressure regulators can damage. Fuel injectors can also damage by running dry.
Harleys, just like most motors, make clicking noises once the motor stops because the heat expands when the engine is running and as the temperature cools down, the metal goes back to its original shape which creates the "clicking" and "tapping" noises you hear after an engine stops.
I don't wish you bad luck but in a way I hope you lost the bet because the injectors, fuel pump, and regulator are going to cost much more than 50 bucks. Hopefully it was just the engine cooling off.
2007-07-22 15:26:27 · answer #2 · answered by a 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it's a fuel injected bike. Fuel injected Harleys don't have a reserve tank. So disregard the lame comments from the moron. If you turn the bike to run you'll hear a pump sound until you hit the start button to fire up the engine. If the engine died from lack of fuel you'd probably stilll here the pump sound from the injection system. Which is probably what you heard. It would stop as soon as he shut the bike off. Which he's claiming.
2007-07-22 16:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I'll agree with everybody else it's the fuel pump. now for the other question when the low fuel light comes on you have from .9 to 1 gallon of gas left. Theat means depending on the bike (and rider) you have anywhere from 35 to 55 miles left. Just pull in to a gas station.
2007-07-23 14:05:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is fuel injected, it does not have a reserve.
My bike had a low fuel light that comes on when there is .9 gal left. Not sure what a HD has for fuel level indication. the sound may just have been the ticking of the hot exhaust pipes cooling off.
2007-07-23 03:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the fuel pump in a car will go of after the key is turned off to keep the hoses primed for the next start up (no you wont ever have to prime it like a diesel if it runs out)
2007-07-23 19:49:38 · answer #6 · answered by Jarod C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say what year.
No reserve says fuel injected.
Whenever the key is turned on, the electric fuel pump will run until it has enough pressure.
Looks like you get some new shoes! (or a handbag...)
2007-07-23 10:47:14 · answer #7 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably the fuel pump still running trying to pump fuel....
2007-07-23 05:42:31 · answer #8 · answered by Jenaro E 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you prob heard the 'ticking' of the engine cooling off.
electronic fuel injection, if equipped, could have been running but not if the key was off. maybe noise from tires rolling
2007-07-22 14:26:45 · answer #9 · answered by mike h 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about Harley's specifically but some vehicles have fans or pumps that run briefly after the engine is turned off. On a Harley there's no fan, unless he installed one aftermarket.
Good luck.
2007-07-22 14:44:13 · answer #10 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋