dyna 3000

[brillo1542]

I just bought a Dyna 3000 for my 2001 standard.  When I installed it, I turned on the ignition, got the required single blink of the red light, and hit the start button.  It turned over very fast but wouldn't start.  Not even a pop.  I checked the connections and tried again.  Nothing.  According to the instructions,  the red light is supposed to blink when you are starting the bike.  No blinking.  The instructions also said that if no blinking, there must be a problem with the stock pickup.  Where is the stock pickup, and are there any service tips to do, such as setting a gap?  The bike ran excellent before the replacement.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

Paul

[Robert]

The blinking light is the pulses from the pickup, no blinking no pulses no start. The pickup is under the front cover the chrome one thats covering the timing belt and is below the radiator. To set the air gap there really is no specs but when you pull the front cover look carefully at the wheel that has teeth that is bolted to the crank between the timing belts. This is the pickup wheel and it may not be stock, if the edges are rounded and not perfectly square then that may be the problem. The Dyna doesn't play well with after market wheels. The gap should be around 10 thousands and that should be about the best that you are going to get. The gap is really not adjustable but the play in it may allow you to get down to 10. I would also check your connections the pins on the Dyna unit are just a bit smaller than the factory unit and sometimes don't make good contact. Try disconnecting and reconnecting the plug. Make sure it is seated properly too and that there isn't a bent pin either.

[Rattlebars]

The pulse generators are pretty much hard coded to the trigger wheel.  Do you have the stock trigger wheel or one of the after market ones?  Some of the after market ones had small teeth and would work most of the time ok with the stock ICM but not Dyna.

Trigger wheel install in shop talk for a closer look

[brillo1542]

I replaced the stock trigger wheel last year with a 6 degree wheel.  I will check it to compare the teeth with stock.  BTW, the bike ran better than it ever did with the 6 degree wheel installed.  I also drove in 0 degree weather last winter.  I never experienced the starting problems I read about with other riders that used that wheel, i.e., hard starting whenever it got 40F of colder.  Temperature was not as issue.  Can that mean that the factory timing is several degrees retarded?  Mileage did improve from 32 to 35-36 mpg. 

[Zorba]

i know a couple guys that run both , the 6 degree wheel and the Dyna 3000, with no problems, how i don't know?

[Rattlebars]

i know a couple guys that run both , the 6 degree wheel and the Dyna 3000, with no problems, how i don't know?

Not all trigger wheels were created equal. Some would not even run with the stock ICM

[98valk]

modify the stock TW wheel for 6 degrees, this is what I have done and I also use a dyna, never have had a problem. An archive search will provide the measurement. The oem TW has the correct type of teeth for optimal operation whereas the aftermarket ones are a cheap design. The oem has square teeth whereas the aftermarket has rounded almost to a point teeth which works but not exactly perfect of how a magnetic pickup with square teeth was orginally designed to work.