16 RGS Engine/Primary Issues
Road Warrior
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From: florida
I wish you the best of luck with your bike but if I have read and understand your story correctly the dealer's findings and corrections don't match some of the symptoms you have described. I would be keeping a very close eye on everything or have someone who may have a better understanding assist you in keeping an eye on everything. I sincerely hope you don't have any more issues but this don't add up in my book
Agree 100%. Hope it all goes smooth.
Maybe there wasn't 2 quarts in the primary to begin with if what came out was measured wrong. Breathers would not contribute to oil transfer to the primary so not sure why that was replaced unless you had over oiling in the rockers and out the AC or real high mileage on them. Keep close eye on it.
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Cruiser
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From: North Carolina
Thank you guys. I appreciate your help and support on this. In short all I know is I drained around 2 quarts of fluid from the primary and had metal on the drain plug, not just little speckles and flakes. If I would have removed the derby cover first, I'd had a mess on my hands (and floor). I am by no means a mechanic, but do like to wrench on my own and have been doing so for a while so this is not my first fluid change. I had never heard of the breathers dumping oil in the primary either. All I have is their word that they checked everything and said it is good. Maybe they are blowing smoke up my rear. I truly hope not. I will definitely keep a close eye on the oil level and try and listen for any unusual sounds and I too hope there's no more issues. They did tell me I had an open warranty claim with MoCo on this and they wanted me to bring it back at 1000 miles to have it checked again.
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Cruiser
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From: North Carolina
I got the pic and talked to my friend. He said it was 1/2 inch. I apologize as I said it was maybe 3/4 inch in the first post. Just wanted to correct myself and give you accurate info.
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Ok guys. I feel a little better now. I went down at lunch to pick up my bike. I wasn't told the whole story on the phone call yesterday. I sat down with the mechanic and he explained everything that was done. He checked the entire primary, seals, bearings and everything looked good. He did a compression check and a leak down test with good results. He said the only other thing it could have been was the breathers in the rockers and they replaced them. They told me to ride it 1000 miles and bring it back and to keep a good check on the engine oil.
Moral of the story for me, talk to the guy who did the work and get the full story. Thank you guys for all of the input and assistance. The whinning is still there, but not as loud It has been checked so I feel better about it.
Thanks Again
Moral of the story for me, talk to the guy who did the work and get the full story. Thank you guys for all of the input and assistance. The whinning is still there, but not as loud It has been checked so I feel better about it.
Thanks Again
Road Warrior
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From: florida
Problem with dealers and bikes under warranty is that the service managers really want to avoid putting hours into them if it can be put off in the hopes it "goes away" or the customer "goes elsewhere " because those hours are losses for the service departments bottom line. They have no problem moving you along and seeing if symptoms happen again...and they often do.
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Cruiser
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From: North Carolina
I guess I'm going to have to prove the issue to them. From the sounds of it, they are blowing me off. Thank you guys. I really do appreciate the help . There's a lot about these machines (and dealers) I don't know and I am glad you guys do. I guess all I can do right now is monitor the fluids, document it, and then be there when the fluids are drained when I take it back. Does that sounds like the best approach at this point to you all.
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Problem with dealers and bikes under warranty is that the service managers really want to avoid putting hours into them if it can be put off in the hopes it "goes away" or the customer "goes elsewhere " because those hours are losses for the service departments bottom line. They have no problem moving you along and seeing if symptoms happen again...and they often do.