2018 Road Glie Special Stage 4 - Sumped!
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2018 Road Glie Special Stage 4 - Sumped!
I was really hoping that I would not be part of the Sumping crew, but I am now a card carrying member of the club. Rode my bike Saturday and all seemed fine with the exception of a cold weather starting issue I have. Got the bike on the HWY and within minutes, she started losing power. I had to crank the RPMs up to get her to keep momemtum. When releasing the throttle, it felt like I was engine braking the bike in 4th - 6th. Got off the Hwy and could smell burning oil and noticed a vibration that I had not felt on this bike before sitting still. Pulled into a gas station and checked my oil, it barely registered.
To to try to get in front of this issue, I had and external engine breather installed in the summer right afterreceiving my bike from the dealership. This helped to stabilize the oil pressure, but I guess there were other issues at play. My stage 4 was done prior to delivery.
Limped the bike home. Will be in Harley's Hands on Wednesday when they pick it up. Smh. Wish me luck!
To to try to get in front of this issue, I had and external engine breather installed in the summer right afterreceiving my bike from the dealership. This helped to stabilize the oil pressure, but I guess there were other issues at play. My stage 4 was done prior to delivery.
Limped the bike home. Will be in Harley's Hands on Wednesday when they pick it up. Smh. Wish me luck!
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To the best of my ability, I was told by a builder that installing an external engine breather would at the very least, slow down the possibility of Sumping. He t'd off the engine breathers and connected it to a check valve, which went to a small catch can under my frame. He showed me the difference between the oil pressure with bike running without the check valve and after. There was a clear difference and the pressure was stabilized with the check valve vs constantly fluctuating without. I think his idea was that scavenging would be eliminated this way and keep the oil where it was supposed to be versus in the crank shaft. I wish I could tell you more, but I'm pretty new at learning this stuff.
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Builde had a gauge that he used to show me. Not on the bike
Not much slop in mine at all, I guess the biggest benefit at this point was stopping excess oil from the air filter form splashing my right saddle bag.
Not much slop in mine at all, I guess the biggest benefit at this point was stopping excess oil from the air filter form splashing my right saddle bag.
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