Fuel pump failure, stranded

roads1 · 05-25-2011, 06:14 PM

My 2001 Nomad with 45k, left me high and dry as the fuel pump quit. Rding on a busy city street and the bike died. The speedo cycling sweep does not happen when the key is turned on. Cobra exhaust but no engine mods. No warning signs, fuses are good and plenty of gas. Turned the key on and off a few times but fuel injection would not cycle.
Anyone else experienced this failure or simlar problems? I know I can fix it but maybe a different reason. (hoping

**Cajunrider** · 05-25-2011, 06:32 PM

One of our South Central members was riding along outside of Eureka Springs. I was just behind her in the group when her pump died. Had to pick up her 2008 with my trailer to get it back to the Rider's Rest. Mine has been whining for over a year but is still pumping with 33,000 miles. It will probably leave me stranded one day and the dealers don't stock these pumps.

oldbikers · 05-25-2011, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by roads1

My 2001 Nomad with 45k, left me high and dry as the fuel pump quit. Cobra exhaust but no engine mods. No warning signs, fuses are good and plenty of gas. Turned the key on and off a few times but fuel injection would not cycle.
Anyone else experienced this failure or simlar problems? I know I can fix it but maybe a different reason. (hoping)

If it is your fuel pump PM nightmare he knows of a different pump you can get at a lot less than the oem.

**Top Cat** · 05-25-2011, 07:18 PM

Mine was whining and I didn't want to get stranded so I got one off Ebay from a salvage yard.
Mitch, you are a gambler

truckguy02 · 05-25-2011, 08:02 PM

please detail , did the bike quit running ? or did it no start after being stopped? i had a similiar thing happen to me . first check that there is porwer going to the pump. 2nd chech that the pump will it run by it self, to do this use jumps from the battery right to the pump watch the polarity and do this briefly as not to over pressureize the system. if the pump runs the pumps ok if not its the pump. mine truned out to be a bad cdi box. i found this by removing the box from its location but leiving it connected. i held it by the edges and put my thumb in the center of the bumpy side and pushed as if to bow it, carfull you do not want to go nuts here a break anything. after doing this mine woud run the pump at key on and would start and run fine until the next key off stop. i replace the cdi box problem solved. not cheap 600-700 bucks new, i went used from a salvage bike yard about 200 plus shipping. i been told there was a break or loose connection on the board, don"t know you can"t open the cdi box. good luck truckguy02

**Cajunrider** · 05-25-2011, 09:00 PM

I went to the dealer with mine but Kaw won't replace it under warranty until it fails. Yep, that's right. I asked the dealer, "So you're telling me that I have to get stranded before the pump will be replaced"? His response was "Yes....sorry".

**MAS Tequila** · 05-25-2011, 09:13 PM

If it's an FI bike it could be the ecm.

When they go bad one symptom is the fuel pump not cycling as the bike is powered up.

MT

chainsaw · 05-25-2011, 09:24 PM

Yet another reason to join the AMA,for the free towing service.

**Cajunrider** · 05-25-2011, 10:08 PM

My new card came in today. Automatic renewal every year with roadside assistance for $39/yr. Who can afford not to have it?

cactusjack · 05-25-2011, 10:14 PM

Is the speedo sweeping and the gauge lights coming on (self-test) when you turn the ignition? Did you check the 30a fuse under the seat?

**billmac** · 05-25-2011, 10:21 PM

Nightmare use to beat on the tank to get his fuel pump to start ticking again. I think he finally replaced it with a generic pump at a fraction of the cost of OEM.

AlabamaNomadRider · 05-26-2011, 03:55 AM

Fuel pump dying is a scary thought. Be sure and let us know when you figure out if it is the pump or not.

**ringadingh** · 05-26-2011, 09:09 AM

We have the p/n listed on our tech board for a Mitsubishi fuel pump. Its a lot cheaper than the Kawi part.

**coacha** · 05-26-2011, 09:15 AM

Ring, do you think it will work on a '99? I may have to get one to haul around just in case.

wiz · 05-26-2011, 09:19 AM

The part in the Kawi is a Mitsubishi made part. Mine ('07 1600) died with no warning last summer after a 300 mile day (300 miles from home) in 98° weather at roughly about 40K miles. I found one on eBay off a low miles Nomad wreck for $95 and the install is pretty simple if you are comfortable removing your gas tank.

05-25-2011, 06:14 PM	#1
roads1 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 76	Fuel pump failure, stranded My 2001 Nomad with 45k, left me high and dry as the fuel pump quit. Rding on a busy city street and the bike died. The speedo cycling sweep does not happen when the key is turned on. Cobra exhaust but no engine mods. No warning signs, fuses are good and plenty of gas. Turned the key on and off a few times but fuel injection would not cycle. Anyone else experienced this failure or simlar problems? I know I can fix it but maybe a different reason. (hoping Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-25-2011, 06:32 PM	#2
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Fuel pump failure, stranded One of our South Central members was riding along outside of Eureka Springs. I was just behind her in the group when her pump died. Had to pick up her 2008 with my trailer to get it back to the Rider's Rest. Mine has been whining for over a year but is still pumping with 33,000 miles. It will probably leave me stranded one day and the dealers don't stock these pumps. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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05-25-2011, 07:18 PM	#4
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	Fuel pump failure, stranded Mine was whining and I didn't want to get stranded so I got one off Ebay from a salvage yard. Mitch, you are a gambler __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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05-25-2011, 08:02 PM	#5
truckguy02 Jr. Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 23	Fuel pump failure, stranded please detail , did the bike quit running ? or did it no start after being stopped? i had a similiar thing happen to me . first check that there is porwer going to the pump. 2nd chech that the pump will it run by it self, to do this use jumps from the battery right to the pump watch the polarity and do this briefly as not to over pressureize the system. if the pump runs the pumps ok if not its the pump. mine truned out to be a bad cdi box. i found this by removing the box from its location but leiving it connected. i held it by the edges and put my thumb in the center of the bumpy side and pushed as if to bow it, carfull you do not want to go nuts here a break anything. after doing this mine woud run the pump at key on and would start and run fine until the next key off stop. i replace the cdi box problem solved. not cheap 600-700 bucks new, i went used from a salvage bike yard about 200 plus shipping. i been told there was a break or loose connection on the board, don"t know you can"t open the cdi box. good luck truckguy02 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-25-2011, 09:00 PM	#6
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Fuel pump failure, stranded I went to the dealer with mine but Kaw won't replace it under warranty until it fails. Yep, that's right. I asked the dealer, "So you're telling me that I have to get stranded before the pump will be replaced"? His response was "Yes....sorry". __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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05-25-2011, 09:13 PM	#7
MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	Fuel pump failure, stranded If it's an FI bike it could be the ecm. When they go bad one symptom is the fuel pump not cycling as the bike is powered up. MT __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936
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05-25-2011, 09:24 PM	#8
chainsaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,732	Fuel pump failure, stranded Yet another reason to join the AMA,for the free towing service.
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05-25-2011, 10:08 PM	#9
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Fuel pump failure, stranded My new card came in today. Automatic renewal every year with roadside assistance for $39/yr. Who can afford not to have it? __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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05-25-2011, 10:14 PM	#10
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Fuel pump failure, stranded Is the speedo sweeping and the gauge lights coming on (self-test) when you turn the ignition? Did you check the 30a fuse under the seat? __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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05-25-2011, 10:21 PM	#11
billmac Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,472	Fuel pump failure, stranded Nightmare use to beat on the tank to get his fuel pump to start ticking again. I think he finally replaced it with a generic pump at a fraction of the cost of OEM.
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05-26-2011, 03:55 AM	#12
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Fuel pump failure, stranded Fuel pump dying is a scary thought. Be sure and let us know when you figure out if it is the pump or not. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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05-26-2011, 09:09 AM	#13
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Fuel pump failure, stranded We have the p/n listed on our tech board for a Mitsubishi fuel pump. Its a lot cheaper than the Kawi part. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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05-26-2011, 09:15 AM	#14
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Fuel pump failure, stranded Ring, do you think it will work on a '99? I may have to get one to haul around just in case. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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05-26-2011, 09:19 AM	#15
wiz Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 498	Fuel pump failure, stranded The part in the Kawi is a Mitsubishi made part. Mine ('07 1600) died with no warning last summer after a 300 mile day (300 miles from home) in 98° weather at roughly about 40K miles. I found one on eBay off a low miles Nomad wreck for $95 and the install is pretty simple if you are comfortable removing your gas tank.
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