oil cooler gasket
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Monterey California / Summersville WV
Trust me... use a gasket seal compound when you do the install. I learned this lesson the hard way. Once mine leaked I wasn't able to tighten it up enough for it to stop. I had to remove the adapter and start over.
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: SoCal
Yes They Do!
Dealers do sell that gasket. It is part of a "gasket re-new kit". I have bought two of them. I might have the part number if anyone needs it PM me.
Tourer
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Toledo, OH
Found a 7/16" hex key at Harbor Freight Tools. Took the oil filter off to try to add more torque to the adapter fitting. No way in h*ll would I be able to torque it more. It was rock solid. I remember the fitting had some red loctite(I think) on it and that may be the reason its unmovable. Hope I can unscrew it if need be. Mike Oh, the dealers will be open tomorrow, so I will check with them.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: SE Wisconsin
I also had the oil cooler gasket without the adhesive. There is not a lot of rooom to mess around with the gasket if it is not seated right. Trust me use some type of adhesive. I did not from the start and my gasket did not seat correctly. I made a trip for some oil dry and made a donation to big oil.
Mark
Mark
Road Master
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From: SoCal
Re-New Kit Part Number
The part number for the re-new kit is 12056-05. It was $4.99. It comes with the gasket for the filter adapter and one for the thermostat cover along with two screws for that housing. When I did my two bikes, twice due to install of chrome oil filter housings, I used a little permatex #2 very lightly in a few palaces to hold the gasket in place while I tightened everything. Never had any problem with leakage.
Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Bradenton, FL.
If you need to replace the 07-08 -09 gaskets the CVO bikes have them gaskets listed seperate. I ordered a few. Some have the adhesive on the older kits, have not seen adhesive on the newer oil cooler kits. Doc
Tourer
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From: Toledo, OH
HDDOC, that's what I found out this morning. The CVO bikes have the gasket listed as part number 63066-07. I could not find that part number on the Harley website but I ordered one this morning at the dealer. They almost couldn't find it until one of the better parts people remembered CVO bikes come with the coolers and that lead to finding the part. Very surprising that the gasket would not be listed as a replacable part for the oil cooler. After all, sometimes these things will have to come off and the gasket would certainly need to be replace. Mike Oh, I stopped at Autozone and bought some of the Permatex "Hi-Temp RTV Silicone Gasket Sealant". Comes in a black, .5 oz tube. The guy at the counter recommended this after I told him the application. Most of the other sealants were "gasket makers" which probably would have been OK but I didn't want to use a gasket maker for a gasket sealer along with the gasket. A "maker" would probably work just fine but when you don't know you gotta error on the safe side. What a PITA to have to go through all these things the first time. Got to wait 7-10 days for the part to come in, so I ride with a drip. I won't take any long rides and I can monitor oil usage at every stop so there shouldn't be any ill effects on the bike. What a PITA.
Last edited by ajay450; Sep 1, 2008 at 10:50 AM.
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 364
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From: Toledo, OH
In talking with my dealer service manager about my cooler he suggested using oil dye and a black light to see any oil leaks and where they come from. He then said they would be willing to just roll into their shop and put the black light that they have on it. There is an Autozone right next to the dealer and they had the dye. Bought it-about $6. Put it in and rode around for about a half hour for about 20 miles to circulate the dye as the manager suggested. Went back to the dealer and the manager rolled it in and it wasn't five minutes later he brought it out saying no leak. I said to him maybe it didn't have enough time to circulate and he said that they pulled the dipstick and the dye showed up on the dip stick all up and down the stick. But that's where I put it in so the jury may still be out. He said that my leak may be just residual oil that dripped out when I pulled the filter. And I pulled the filter twice, the second time trying to re-torque the adapter fitting. The dye is in their and I can check it myself during the week.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Southern NH
I just installed mine last month and it was the non sticky type.
I kept the lousy instructions simply because on the back is a part list for replacement components. The gasket is a kit not a single item to be bought. The kit consist of the oil adapter gasket and the gasket that was already installed inside the built in thermostat.
This is the case for mine for an 07 SG with the premium oil cooler part # 26155-07
Mark.