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#11

06-19-2016, 07:43 PM

plongson

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24K no problems

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06-19-2016, 08:02 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hardheaded

how many people are having failures ? waterpumps ? thermostats ? HD should give everyone an extended five year warrenty on their twin cooled bikes if failure rates are high enough. a $400 waterpump and a $75 thermostat is outragous for cheap Chinese substandard parts.

Proof the parts are from China ? Oh heck, tri geezer beat me to it

Last edited by MikeyTX; 06-19-2016 at 08:06 PM. Reason: Give Tri Geezer props ;-)

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06-19-2016, 08:52 PM

austinrngr

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I have a 2016 road glide ultra and my thermostat went out at about 700 miles. Had it replaced under warranty and its been fine since. I only have 2300 miles now

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06-19-2016, 09:03 PM

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2015 Limited with 30,000 miles. Just changed my coolant per the maintenance schedule. No issues with the cooling system at all.

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06-19-2016, 09:13 PM

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21,000 on mine - no problems

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06-19-2016, 09:24 PM

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At Just over 25,000, pump failure , right after 2 year warranty was over, Harley fixed under warranty

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06-19-2016, 10:30 PM

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How often do these fans run? I have only heard them run once when I turned the bike off and it was only for a very short while. How would one know if you had a pump or thermostat failure? I was out today in 95 degree weather for severaal hours and I didn't notice them on at all.

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06-19-2016, 11:54 PM

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ride to Palm Desert / Palm Springs CA tomorrow if you want to test you coolant and fans,, tomorrow temps are suppose to reach 123

BTW - Parts are from China - It was ON the Internet, lol

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06-20-2016, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by SpiderPig

The fans cycle on/off while the engine is running, depending on the vehicle speed and coolant temperature. If the fans are running when the engine is stopped, the fans and water pump will continue to run until the coolant is at 203 degrees F or for 3 minutes, whichever occurs first. If the fans aren't running when the engine is stopped, they will not run again with the ignition OFF.

Fan Operation
On (below 15 mph) - 221 degrees F
Off (below 15 mph) - 203 degrees F
On (above 15 mph) - 244 degrees F
Off (above 15 mph) - 230 degrees F

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