Right muffler turning yellow
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Right muffler turning yellow
Anyone running a stock 2010 or 2011 and have the right muffler turning color from the heat? I now have a 103 in a Limited which after 6,000 miles the front of right muffler is a nice shade of amber. My question is will HD cover this as the bike is totally stock? Even being that they are running lean with the cat, it shouldn't be to the point of the pipes turning color. Has anyone addressed this with their dealer and what was the outcome? I would think they would do something with the ECM and replace the muffler? Any advice before I head to the dealer would be helpful.
I also have the primary making a huge "CLUNK" upon start up. I have read here where some have had theirs replaced with the S.E. unit and they paid the difference in the cost of the part (S.E. vs stock).
I also have the primary making a huge "CLUNK" upon start up. I have read here where some have had theirs replaced with the S.E. unit and they paid the difference in the cost of the part (S.E. vs stock).
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tighten up your slip-on possible leaking at pipe and slip-on point , two possiable stator going bad, or tranny ckeck your oil in primary/tranny your oil can tell you a lot.
Last edited by WRKD4ITFLHX2008; Jan 15, 2011 at 12:23 PM.
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I'd take it back in for warrenty. If you are still running stock exhausts they shouldn't be turning. Usually thats a sign of running too lean. They can hook it up and tell. May just need some tuning and the muffler should be taken care of.
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"That's normal" BS is not going to fly. Bike is stock so they should have no excuses. This is why I posted, I am curious if anyone else has had a similar issue and what was done to correct it.
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Well I don't know if its true, but my bike runs on the rich side and my right inlet is yellow.
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Blue is lean. Yellow is rich. Odd because the bike is stock. Bang at start up is compensator, not rotor. Stand firm and get the SE comp... the muffler is odd, if its rich, a replacement should turn too over time..
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Moco isn't going to warranty the chrome color on your muffler. None of the exhaust manufactures do. They will consider it a cosmetic issue. But, if your dealer is a decent one, they will fix it for you under warranty.