15 water/ coolant pump. Kuddos to black hills Harley.
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08-06-2018, 09:20 PM
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15 water/ coolant pump. Kuddos to black hills Harley.
Wife and I were on way to sturgis today, We stopped at Devils Tower to camp last night. About 2800 miles in so far.
When wife started up her 15 TriGlide, the dreaded check engine light and high temp lights came on. Of coarse she did not tell me this until about an hour later.
Engine temp was 350F. Radiator was as cool as could be. Fans came on with test. Figured it was water pump. Drove 20 miles to gas station keeping temp amd rpm as low as possible. Did some more troubleshooting and everything pointed to water pump ( 13k miles on trike).
Filled up with gas. About 60 miles from Black Hills Harley dealer. ( monday of Sturgis rally).
Cruised down I90 keepng rpm <2500 so speed was about 65. Speed limit 80. ( I hate being passed by semis).
About 5 miles after getting on I90. I notice my 15 Limited (17k miles) was running a little hot then the CEL and high temp light came on.
What are the odds? water pump on both bikes goes out with in 25 miles of each other.
Then a downpour starts and we limp into black hills harley dealership. we put them in line.
Had a few nice conversations with staff. Enjoyed the festivities and left to find a place to stay.
We dropped them off at 2:15.
Got a call at 8:30 that trike was done. Bad water pump. $667 total.
Got a call at 8:40 that limited was done. Bad water pump. $667. when I commented on both going out on same day, I was told by dealer service rep that he was not surprised with the number that they replace.
While it sucks that this happened, I must say that I could not have been happier with the service and quick turnaround given by Black Hills Harley. Yes I know it is a simple fix, But to get it in and out and back on the road same day was completely unexpected.
When wife started up her 15 TriGlide, the dreaded check engine light and high temp lights came on. Of coarse she did not tell me this until about an hour later.
Engine temp was 350F. Radiator was as cool as could be. Fans came on with test. Figured it was water pump. Drove 20 miles to gas station keeping temp amd rpm as low as possible. Did some more troubleshooting and everything pointed to water pump ( 13k miles on trike).
Filled up with gas. About 60 miles from Black Hills Harley dealer. ( monday of Sturgis rally).
Cruised down I90 keepng rpm <2500 so speed was about 65. Speed limit 80. ( I hate being passed by semis).
About 5 miles after getting on I90. I notice my 15 Limited (17k miles) was running a little hot then the CEL and high temp light came on.
What are the odds? water pump on both bikes goes out with in 25 miles of each other.
Then a downpour starts and we limp into black hills harley dealership. we put them in line.
Had a few nice conversations with staff. Enjoyed the festivities and left to find a place to stay.
We dropped them off at 2:15.
Got a call at 8:30 that trike was done. Bad water pump. $667 total.
Got a call at 8:40 that limited was done. Bad water pump. $667. when I commented on both going out on same day, I was told by dealer service rep that he was not surprised with the number that they replace.
While it sucks that this happened, I must say that I could not have been happier with the service and quick turnaround given by Black Hills Harley. Yes I know it is a simple fix, But to get it in and out and back on the road same day was completely unexpected.
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08-07-2018, 04:52 AM
I'm glad y'all were able to get back on the road so quickly and kudos to Black Hills Harley-Davidson for helping that happen. Since this is your first post, you're probably not aware of all the water pump failure posts on this forum, but do you know if they installed the newer pump some have been saying is in the pipeline? If so, do you have the part number for it?
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08-07-2018, 07:40 AM
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I'm glad y'all were able to get back on the road so quickly and kudos to Black Hills Harley-Davidson for helping that happen. Since this is your first post, you're probably not aware of all the water pump failure posts on this forum, but do you know if they installed the newer pump some have been saying is in the pipeline? If so, do you have the part number for it?
Since essentially all of the Rushmores are out of factory warranty by now, I'm sure the MoCo ain't doin' **** to fix the design defects in them (not that they ever would have, anyway) and they're just pleased as punch to keep selling the same ol' grossly-overpriced-junk pumps to their customers from here on out.
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08-07-2018, 09:17 AM
About a week ago I called a local Denver-area dealer and asked about updated pumps & part numbers. He checked and said that the part numbers haven't changed or been updated nor have the pumps themselves. The originals are still available for shipment from the MoCo, and he had 3 on the shelf for $467 each, if I was interested.
Since essentially all of the Rushmores are out of factory warranty by now, I'm sure the MoCo ain't doin' **** to fix the design defects in them (not that they ever would have, anyway) and they're just pleased as punch to keep selling the same ol' grossly-overpriced-junk pumps to their customers from here on out.
Since essentially all of the Rushmores are out of factory warranty by now, I'm sure the MoCo ain't doin' **** to fix the design defects in them (not that they ever would have, anyway) and they're just pleased as punch to keep selling the same ol' grossly-overpriced-junk pumps to their customers from here on out.
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yea , no.... you havent much chioce ..... i just think they should cover a major item like that,,,,, that fails no where near what would be considered a reasonable life span for the part..that being said.......... really do not like the fit and finish on those Indians....Polaris is however making a better run at it than any other company that bought the rights to that tank emblem....Indian went out of business in 53' ...... there hasn't been a real Indian produced since then and probably never will be..... but thankfully , people are stupid and have no clue...