stainless fuel crossover
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stainless fuel crossover
anyone using the Harley stainless steel fuel crossover. Mine broke and when I went to get a new one the dealer said they don't stock it and won't order it for me because they have had to many problems with them in the past. Another dealer had one for me but it looked like it had been sitting in the back for 10 years. I'll put it on but just wondering if anyone else has had a bad expierence with it.
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anyone using the Harley stainless steel fuel crossover. Mine broke and when I went to get a new one the dealer said they don't stock it and won't order it for me because they have had to many problems with them in the past. Another dealer had one for me but it looked like it had been sitting in the back for 10 years. I'll put it on but just wondering if anyone else has had a bad expierence with it.
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anyone using the Harley stainless steel fuel crossover. Mine broke and when I went to get a new one the dealer said they don't stock it and won't order it for me because they have had to many problems with them in the past. Another dealer had one for me but it looked like it had been sitting in the back for 10 years. I'll put it on but just wondering if anyone else has had a bad expierence with it.
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From: Maple Shade, SJ
Poor design! It could leave you stranded or even damaged. Avoid!
Coupler and tank barb is metal... seal is rubber/poly. When you cinch up one side, metal parts usually mangle the seal as it often gets squeezed out through the coupling hole which is intentionally oversized so it can slip over the barb. Connecting the other side can be even more difficult if the hose is a hair too long, making both sides crooked... no, you cannot change its length.
If you are lucky, it stays on without leaking until you touch it; at worst, it begins leaking near a source of ignition while nobody is watching; at best, you simply never get it on in the first place and you just eat yer $30.00 plus spilt gasoline.
Stick with circumferencial banding/wire/clamp.
Coupler and tank barb is metal... seal is rubber/poly. When you cinch up one side, metal parts usually mangle the seal as it often gets squeezed out through the coupling hole which is intentionally oversized so it can slip over the barb. Connecting the other side can be even more difficult if the hose is a hair too long, making both sides crooked... no, you cannot change its length.
If you are lucky, it stays on without leaking until you touch it; at worst, it begins leaking near a source of ignition while nobody is watching; at best, you simply never get it on in the first place and you just eat yer $30.00 plus spilt gasoline.
Stick with circumferencial banding/wire/clamp.
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I tried one, too many problems, a true piece of junk. I woke up to my whole house stinking of gas because it lost it's seal during the night and dumped about a 1/8 tank on the garage floor, about a week after it was installed.
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From: Ponchatoula Louisiana
Wow! I just put one on my Dyna and didn't have any problems. I was very careful and positioned it and tightened it slowly. It looks great, but if it fails at least I won't be surprised. Will keep a close eye on it. What a bummer to hear after the fact.
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Well I was very carefull too..... The problem is the metal cup piece has a larger hole than really needed to seal the line so it will go past the flare on the fuel stem of the tanks, which allowed the rubber to squeeze out over time. Any looser on the nut and it leaked right away.
Good luck....
Good luck....
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From: pottsville,pa
I kept mine stock after hearing all the stories about them leaking. After seeing them on other bikes, I think it draws too much attention to that area anyways. I'll stick with the stock black one.