Hard hot start '08 Dyna. Please help!
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Club Member
Joined: May 2008
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From: Ponchatoula Louisiana
Please let me know how it turns out. I have the extended warranty, but have done a lot of my own work. I absolutely can't stand dropping it off at the dealer, cause I never know when I'll see it again, not to mention some of the boneheaded things that have been done by these "professionals". If I can diagnose it, and do the research on the fix, I end up doing it myself if it is cost effective. Major issues (main bearing, transmission etc.) I have to be at their mercy. The forum has been a lifesaver on many many occasions!
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From: Wilkes Co.- N.C.
Thanks, I'll try it, but I'm really wondering about that compensator. The noise the bike makes if it doesn't crank up right away is just terrible, like another poster said, feels like disengaging and "kicking back". I've got over 40,000 miles and it's pretty much my daily transport. Gonna be a little while before I have the bucks for an SE compensator. Is this a common thing to wear out on a mostly stock bike (stage 1)?
lol....I know what you mean about the noise...mine made the "noise" at the publix shoppin center last week and i swear everyone there turned around to see what it was.....I don't think its a common thing to wear out (compensator)...i have had 4 new harleys since 1982 and have not ever changed one....my starter problems have always been either loose or dirty connections/worn brushes in starter...etc....Good luck!
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From: Clermont, GA, CSA
My '02 Heritage sometimes sounds like something is trying to rip the motor out of the frame when starting when hot.
A friend has a '99 Road King that's been doing that for years and lots of miles.
I'll just replace the whole starter with a good strong aftermarket one when I fix it.
A friend has a '99 Road King that's been doing that for years and lots of miles.
I'll just replace the whole starter with a good strong aftermarket one when I fix it.
Tourer
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From: Sharpsburg,GA
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Sharpsburg,GA
Please let me know how it turns out. I have the extended warranty, but have done a lot of my own work. I absolutely can't stand dropping it off at the dealer, cause I never know when I'll see it again, not to mention some of the boneheaded things that have been done by these "professionals". If I can diagnose it, and do the research on the fix, I end up doing it myself if it is cost effective. Major issues (main bearing, transmission etc.) I have to be at their mercy. The forum has been a lifesaver on many many occasions!
Cruiser
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From: Chandler, AZ
I had the same problem with my '08 FXDC, pretty frequently, and was told that it could not be fixed under warranty because it was a known anomaly with that year bike. Independent research showed me that no one else I know with that bike was having the same problem (sample size: 2). I then took the bike to an independent shop for fork seal replacement and it rarely happened again after that. I have no idea why. But I ended up solving the problem for good by trading it for a new Road King (not for that reason, but it did solve my problem ...)
Tourer
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From: Sharpsburg,GA
Well I took the bike to the dealer yesterday, and figure as my luck would have it, the bike would not duplicate the problem. I even road it fro awhile b4 going . So I ended up spending $75 for diagnostic as the extended warranty doesnt cover the diagnostic portion unless they find something.Guess I'll have to ride the bike around one day and stay in the local area of the dealer so I can get it there when it does it again. All in all I wasted my day and $75 so not very happy.
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From: Wilkes Co.- N.C.
Hey OP.....how did you do with your problem......any fixes?......
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Road Master
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: From Illinois; Currently Belgium
I had the same problem with my '08 FXDC, pretty frequently, and was told that it could not be fixed under warranty because it was a known anomaly with that year bike. Independent research showed me that no one else I know with that bike was having the same problem (sample size: 2). I then took the bike to an independent shop for fork seal replacement and it rarely happened again after that. I have no idea why. But I ended up solving the problem for good by trading it for a new Road King (not for that reason, but it did solve my problem ...)
The stock compensator and starter are both weak. There are guys on this forum that UPGRADED the starter and it fixed the problem. (Starters cost more than an SE Compensator) Other guys have been through more than 3 oem starters until they replaced the factory comp with the SE Comp. Other guys like me just replace the comp with the SE Comp and it fixed the problem, made take off and shifting smoother as well. If I waited any longer I'm sure I would've needed a new starter as well.
If I was rich, I'd want to buy the SE Comp for the OP just to see if it fixes the problem. Please keep us posted!
Road Master
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From: From Illinois; Currently Belgium
Well I took the bike to the dealer yesterday, and figure as my luck would have it, the bike would not duplicate the problem. I even road it fro awhile b4 going . So I ended up spending $75 for diagnostic as the extended warranty doesnt cover the diagnostic portion unless they find something.Guess I'll have to ride the bike around one day and stay in the local area of the dealer so I can get it there when it does it again. All in all I wasted my day and $75 so not very happy.