Per post 70 above, they didn't come out with a new part number they just removed the back ordered status from the current part number this week. Other post said the current part number was marked obsolete in the HD dealers parts system, no one said anything about it being on back order. So I'm not sure whats going on.

 

yea thats great
thanks HD

 

They are easy to open with a T8 driver. If you want to bench test here is the polarity:

 

This is quite a thread...great reading!
But here's a thought...Won't the 103 air cooled heads bolt on? How about trashing the whole water cooled setup and go back to air cooling and use it as an excuse to build your motor. 10:1+ with a good tune and head work would make a REAL good running bike. Hell, even trash the cylinders it ya need to to go big bore.

If/when I ever decide to build this motor I'm really gonna look into going waterless.
Ya, It's not an answer to the water pump problem but maybe an alternative.

 

This is what the parts guy told me. They showed the part number as being obsolete and then a few days later they showed it being taken off back order and that's where it stands of a couple of days ago. All this and the part number never changed.

 

I would be more worried that the price didn't jump 25%

 

Brilliant idea If i still the 103 i would definitely take that into consideration.

 

I had the same situation last week and I have got in contact with my local HD service dept and got a new updated version of water pump. According to HD this is updated version of water pump and don't have the original pump issue. I have on the clock only 10K. I got this number from service dept together with a quote so I am guessing this is a new P/N: 26600012. Still waiting for pump to arrive so I could be back on the road again.

Also disassembled my old pump and found exactly the same problem and I "welded" them back together but this over engineered pump drive solution. Why HD couldn't installed a shaft driven pump for cooling water????

I hope they will come up with some really good solution and this "upgraded" pump will work for good.

Keep the rubber side down.

 

That is the old part number. However, we have learned from the ABS brake issue on 2008-2011 models that parts don't necessarily receive a new number or letter designation (A, B, C...) when the part has been modified or changed, or vendors have changed. I'd be surprised if your new pump is actually an updated version.

 

Old part number. History shows that HD normally gives an updated part an A, B or C letter after the same part number. Don't know about the ABS updated part number, but i believe it may have had something to do with it being a recalled part. But when they had recalled brake light switch back in 12 it was an updated part number they used. So who knows ? I hope they have upgraded this crappy pump. Maybe they are trying to avoid a class action lawsuit ? Trust no one when it come to HD's phoney crap.