leaking coolant
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leaking coolant
does harley have the leaking coolant problems taken care of on the new bikes? what about where the tubing goes into the heads? any leaks there yet? i was wondering if you had a failure on the road if you could continue to ride until you could get to a dealer ?
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Coming up on 5,000 miles and not a single issue yet on my '15 Limited.
The clutch works just fine too, but still need to take it in for the recall.
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Mine has 4500 miles on it and there's no coolant in the reservoir. Cannot see a leak.
It's going in today for repairs. Local dealer has had two cracked thermostat housings within last two weeks
It's going in today for repairs. Local dealer has had two cracked thermostat housings within last two weeks
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Motorcycle Consumer News Vol. 44 No. 11 (November 2013) page 12: "The specific percentage of the cooling duties split between air and liquid was not available, but according to H-D engineers, the motor is all but completely air-cooled, and is quite capable of running for extended periods without coolant in the system."
Rider Magazine December 2013 page 24-25: "According to Matt Hoffman, senior project engineer at H-D, the percentage of total cooling accounted for by the Twin-Cooled system depends on operating conditions, with liquid cooling providing roughly 25 percent of total cooling at highway speeds and 85 percent of the total at idle. "combining the affects of air and liquid cooling allows us to optimize the performance of the Twin-Cooled system and still maintain the look, sound and feel of our Twin Cam engine", said Hoffman. And should the Twin-Cooled system spring a leak or the water pump fail, the engine will run with air-cooling alone to reach service under its own power."
Just reposting what I have read - Not to be taken as a recommendation.
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Late production 2014 here with 9000 miles and no problems at all. The coolant level in the bottle hasn't budged since I've had it.
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Dealer couldn't find any leaks. They pulled radiator cap and system was full, just put some antifreeze and dye in tank and told me to ride it over weekend and bring back in on Tuesday. They think there was an air pocket in system from the Stage IV build.. Hope that's all it was cause leave for Sturgis on Wednesday..
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