'08 FLHTCU won't start after battery change
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Actually, I just measured the shell connectors with a caliper and one is wider than the other. Also, the manual (section 4-10) reads, "the fittings are of different sizes to prevent improper assembly" which makes is idiot (me) proof. Nevermind!
Last edited by PwnedNoob; Oct 14, 2017 at 05:30 PM.
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Man I hate to see guys struggle even when they have been given the answer. fuel spraying in the tank is not normal. Either the fuel filter housing or fuel lines. At 154K on my ultra I have replaced the fuel lines twice and each time the filter because I was in there. **** poor design on the fuel lines where chaffing causes a leak. Never had a housing or pump issue in that many miles.
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It doesn't look like the shell is broken. Mine broke in the slots where the u-shaped metal clip goes through the holes. It was spraying around the o-ring because the shell wasn't held tight to the top plate housing. You really should have tried to find the exact area of the leak before you took it completely apart. I lifted up the top plate and watched with a flashlight while turning on the ignition. It could be a hole in a hose.
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I dont know about your08, but my 03 had a Quick Connect leak. My Indy replaced the fuel line in the tank, because he said the stock one was too long, and would get a pinhole from chafing.
I paid $150 for an accurate diagnosis, and replacement of only the proper parts. Its still works 20k miles later. This is why I dont do repairs on my bike by throwing crap against the wall and seeing what sticks. I value the experience and knowledge of a professional. If you cant figure it out there is no shame in using a professional.
I paid $150 for an accurate diagnosis, and replacement of only the proper parts. Its still works 20k miles later. This is why I dont do repairs on my bike by throwing crap against the wall and seeing what sticks. I value the experience and knowledge of a professional. If you cant figure it out there is no shame in using a professional.
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Ah well, lessons learned. As I recall, I was about to call a tow early on when the advice I got strongly implicated the filter shell. LOL. I rewatched the short video of the internal spray and based on the orientation, it looks like it's coming from the one of the transluscent corrugated fuel lines going to the filter.
I can see stress cracks in the rectangular holes on the filter shell, so it's not a bad thing to replace it.
I can see stress cracks in the rectangular holes on the filter shell, so it's not a bad thing to replace it.
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I dont know about your08, but my 03 had a Quick Connect leak. My Indy replaced the fuel line in the tank, because he said the stock one was too long, and would get a pinhole from chafing.
I paid $150 for an accurate diagnosis, and replacement of only the proper parts. Its still works 20k miles later. This is why I dont do repairs on my bike by throwing crap against the wall and seeing what sticks. I value the experience and knowledge of a professional. If you cant figure it out there is no shame in using a professional.
I paid $150 for an accurate diagnosis, and replacement of only the proper parts. Its still works 20k miles later. This is why I dont do repairs on my bike by throwing crap against the wall and seeing what sticks. I value the experience and knowledge of a professional. If you cant figure it out there is no shame in using a professional.
Just my humble opinion.😀
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It doesn't look line the internal fuel lines are orderable separately from the fuel pump assembly. Does anyone have a recommendation for where to get replacements? It's looking more and more like a pinhole in one of those lines or a leak at the quick-disconnect at the filter shell.
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I am certain he understands that in function, they are not interchangeable. It has been long enough since I have been in there to remember if the connections are different sizes to prevent accidentally reversing the hoses to the connections.
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This thread gotten painful to read.
What a waste of valuable riding time spent chasing your tail.
I like to wrench my own as much as the next guy but if I don't know what I'm doing take it to someone that does.
Starts fine one day and then not after a battery swap, to me points to something simple.
Be a shame to have spent all this time and money to find out it was something simple. And
Next time properly store the poor thing and resist the urge to go and start it periodically cause your lonely.
What a waste of valuable riding time spent chasing your tail.
I like to wrench my own as much as the next guy but if I don't know what I'm doing take it to someone that does.
Starts fine one day and then not after a battery swap, to me points to something simple.
Be a shame to have spent all this time and money to find out it was something simple. And
Next time properly store the poor thing and resist the urge to go and start it periodically cause your lonely.