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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 10:34 PM
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On a road trip and wife's 96 superglide ran fine 1st 100 miles then she loses all power and motor doesn't sound right at all. Let it cool for 30 minutes or so and runs like a champ. Any ideas what to look for?
 
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Loses all engine power, or all electrical power?
 
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