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Road Captain
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From: South Plainfield, NJ
Recall
Got a recall in the mail yesterday from H-D about the fuel switch saying that a defective fuel switch was intalled on 2005 carb models of the Sporty, Dyna and something else(cant remember). This causes the fuel to run through the reserve tank even if the switch is just set to on so when you run out of gas and switch over to reserve there is nothing left in the tank.
Anyone else get this yet?
Anyone else get this yet?
Cruiser
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RE: Recall
yeah i had it switched out already, just schedule a time with the dealership. the reserve and on are reversed, so if ya it on the on position, you really running gas from the reserve, leaving you without one. pretty silly.
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From: A barrier island in NJ
RE: Recall
ORIGINAL: dsuppa
Got a recall in the mail yesterday from H-D about the fuel switch saying that a defective fuel switch was intalled on 2005 carb models of the Sporty, Dyna and something else(cant remember). This causes the fuel to run through the reserve tank even if the switch is just set to on so when you run out of gas and switch over to reserve there is nothing left in the tank.
Anyone else get this yet?
Got a recall in the mail yesterday from H-D about the fuel switch saying that a defective fuel switch was intalled on 2005 carb models of the Sporty, Dyna and something else(cant remember). This causes the fuel to run through the reserve tank even if the switch is just set to on so when you run out of gas and switch over to reserve there is nothing left in the tank.
Anyone else get this yet?
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From: Ozark Country
RE: Recall
It had to just be a certain group of the '05 models, as the fuel switch on my 2005 1200C functioned and worked perfectly.
And yeah, I did have to switch to reserve 'on the roll' a few times. LoL
And yeah, I did have to switch to reserve 'on the roll' a few times. LoL
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Tourer
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From: Las Vegas
RE: Recall
I've had to use the reserve a couple of times and mine worksfine, so it is most likely just a certian block of serial numbers
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RE: Recall
The salesman that I bought my bike from has been riding Harley's for many years. He gave me many tips, one of the best was to practice finding the fuel petcock while rolling. You don't want to be fumbling around and looking down trying to find it when you're running out of gas in heavy traffic.
I've run low a couple of times, I can find mine blindfolded.
I've run low a couple of times, I can find mine blindfolded.
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From: NE Pennsylvania
RE: Recall
The switch on my '05 1200C seems to work just fine. I reset my trip odometer at fill up and generally hit reserve between 175 - 200 miles. I've also learned how to switch on the roll...I haven't received any type of recall notice yet.
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