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Old 09-15-2010, 10:20 PM
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Just to finalize what happened to my Fltr. My indie dealer denied that there was anything wrong. He said that Harley Cams are POS. I took it back and demanded a closer look at what was going on. When I got it back he said that he didn't know what was wrong but they pulled it apart and put it back together and now it runs right. Go figure...He wouldn't own up to anything wrong but now I have 79 hp and 93 ft lbs of torque. He's no longer my mechanic. I suspect the cams were one tooth off.

Thanks for everyone's help....It certainly gave me some ammunition when took the bike back.
 

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Good for you, those are at least acceptable numbers. There is no way the bike picked up that much by tearing it down and putting it back together, with out changing something. The POS was not the H-D cams, more like they person who put them in wrong.
 
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Originally Posted by jfroehler
Just to finalize what happened to my Fltr. My indie dealer denied that there was anything wrong. He said that Harley Cams are POS. I took it back and demanded a closer look at what was going on. When I got it back he said that he didn't know what was wrong but they pulled it apart and put it back together and now it runs right. Go figure...He wouldn't own up to anything wrong but now I have 79 hp and 93 ft lbs of torque. He's no longer my mechanic. I suspect the cams were one tooth off.

Thanks for everyone's help....It certainly gave me some ammunition when took the bike back.
Good it all worked out.
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Another thread subscription for "Cams". Lol
 
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Makes you wonder why they dont want to be truthful and keep a customer. So I take it you can "feel" the difference. Heck with the dyno paper.
 
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Glad that worked out. It sounds exactly like my experience, except my indie stood behind the work without issue.
 
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