What is your real opinion of Amsoil ?
M8 problems
Tourer
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 354
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From: pennsylvania
a 10w-xx or at least a 15W-xx oil will make starting easier. even the scamsoil in 20-50 turned slowly + of course pumped slowly-not a good thing + killed the battery before starting. oil selection by the temperatures the bike is used in is just smart!
Tourer
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 354
Likes: 13
From: pennsylvania
amsoil aka scamsoil USED to BE PAO + ESTER base oil today they only say its blended to meet a spec in other words we are only using enough PAO + Ester if any to meet the spec + the rest group III highly refined CRUDE oil legally synthetic since 1999. what gripes me as an avid user of amsoil, is how they quietly quit touting the PAO base oil + answer NO questions about their oil composition!!! a note on batteries, HD uses good AGM batteries but once they are activated + not charged regularly like setting on the showroom floor they deteriorate + once sulfation sets in the battery's life is shortened!!
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 157
Likes: 24
From: Louisville , Ohio
you Always come up with some Good Ones , thats classic .
5th Gear
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 9
Likes: 1
From: Central New Jersey
Connector Use?
Found this connector behind the left side cover of my 18 Low Rider....anyone know what its used for?
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Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2016
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From: Eastern NC
It is riding it within the range that the bike allows as it is supplied from HD. The problem is worse at higher RPM's, so if you ride and keep the RPM below 3000 RPM transfer will most likely not be a problem for you. That doesn't mean it's not happening, just means it will be little between the 5000 mile service intervals. Those that run the engine RPM higher, (3000 - 5000) will see more transfer and run the risk of the transmission running dry or very close to it. Using my own bike as an example (17 Ultra Limited) it was ridding about 100 miles through the canyons and open highway running the engine in the 2500 - 5000 RPM range with most of the time spent around 4000 - 4500 in the canyons the transmission dropped from full down to only 4 oz left in it. Transmission started making noise and felt like something dragging as bike was ridden to dealership. Transmission drained at dealership and that was when they only got 4 oz out of it. So it's been taken in and the transmission has has 10 oz one time, 8 oz another time and the 4 oz the last time. Each time they have applied a fix and called it good to go and when ridden after each fix nothing has changed. When I picked it up the last time I rode it about 18 miles and parked it. The next morning I check the fluid and it was already off the dipstick again. Took it back to dealership again and there it sits. Bike has a grand total of about 500 miles on it.
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From: Eastern NC
Was that connector just dangling there or was it conncted to a dummy plug?