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Old 11-06-2017, 07:43 AM
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whats wrong for my 2015 losses water every time after long ride. About 100ml a time. Tank is not over filled. any help pls
 
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Seems to be more of that going around lately. See any damp dust sticking to any hose connections, elbows, or around the filler neck? A weak cap spring could be letting out coolant when at high temperature. A pressure check of the system and the cap would either verify a leak or weak cap if either is the cause. Unfortunately, not free at either a Harley or independent shop.
 
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if you have just recently had the system opened or drained for any reason it will take some time for air to be burped from it.
 
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No the system was not open .
 
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Does the system needs to be bleed in a certain way
 
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Check the second step of the cap to ensure both seals contact and with force. That part is plastic and the first run when the Twin Cool came out had a bunch of bad parts. Also, the water pump is driven by a magnet drive disk similar to how old speedometers work. If the impeller is cruddy from additives, it may not be turning. Make sure your fans will run. The electronics are 2 cent junk.
 
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Originally Posted by guru.v
whats wrong for my 2015 losses water every time after long ride. About 100ml a time. Tank is not over filled. any help pls
I have same problem with 2018 UL . I have a ballon attached to overflow, no water there. I have a white towel between cover and water pump. No water loss there.Its not in the oil. Must be burning it?
 
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Shouldn't this be posted in the "Gushmore" Section?
 
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Originally Posted by TheGrandPoohBah
Shouldn't this be posted in the "Gushmore" Section?
 
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