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Old 07-21-2012, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jonfmj
wll i fired up my 2007 nightster after meeting me wife for lunch. It fired up just fine but then i notice a high pitched whining noise. I sounds like its coming from the tank. Possibly the fuel pump? It primed just fine and sounded normal before i fired it up. Has anybody had anything like this before? It sounds almost like when you run a wet finger on the top of a wine glass. Thanks guys.
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that is exactly the sound a wet finger around the top of a wine glass!!!
 
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Old 07-21-2012, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by charley
there was a service bulletin on the early efi sporties (that means 2007) that involved, i believe, rerouting the hose in the tank. As installed, the hose in the tank rubbed on something which eventually wore a hole in the hose which resulted in a whining noise from inside the tank.

so is this answer the general consenus???
 
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