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Old Mar 5, 2017 | 02:02 PM
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Default Primary fluid for a 69 flh
Can you tell me how much primary fluid is needed for a 69 flh?
 
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Old Mar 5, 2017 | 02:26 PM
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if it's the stock system, it doesn't take any. it has a constant flow of oil from the oil pump and is sucked back into the oil tank from the primary.
 
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If you have the stock oiling system it oils itself off the oil pump so none, if it's been dried meaning the primary isolated pop the derby cover sit the bike level and pour in just enough to reach the bottom of the clutch pack. My preference that way is using a primary oil or the old dexron ATF.
 
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If you're not sure and you don't have access to a shop manual, ask your local dealer or even an indy shop.
 
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Old school indy at that, if the place is full of twin cams and no gray beards they ain't gonna have a clue and a dealer will be useless as **** on nun to go to for something that old.
 
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If you're not sure and you don't have access to a shop manual, ask your local dealer or even an indy shop.
Might as well bring it in to the dealer and ask if they can do a tune as well. Both requests will get you zero results.
 
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Might as well bring it in to the dealer and ask if they can do a tune as well. Both requests will get you zero results.
And ask them if the can re-lace and true your wheels, that will give you the useless answer trifecta from a dealership!!
 
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And ask them if the can re-lace and true your wheels, that will give you the useless answer trifecta from a dealership!!
Yup. I learned how to build wheels because my local dealer had nobody who knew how anymore.
 
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