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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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christ everything perfect..... get real, crap happens and we deal with it. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by UPSGUY
No oil around the threads, it all over the top with the wires,
Will still be a 5 minute fix. Unscrew the sensor, put locktite thread seal on the new one and screw it in. Less work than a spark plug.

Might check to be certain oil isn't dripping from above. Sometimes heat cycles on a new motor will loosen a rocker cover - also a 5 min wrench job. Happens to all motors.

The dealer will take good care of you.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by mfuchs2004
Will still be a 5 minute fix. Unscrew the sensor, put locktite thread seal on the new one and screw it in. Less work than a spark plug.

Might check to be certain oil isn't dripping from above. Sometimes heat cycles on a new motor will loosen a rocker cover - also a 5 min wrench job. Happens to all motors.

The dealer will take good care of you.
I hope its a simple fix, Its going to the dealer on Tuesday.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Geoff
It's a Harley. They will leak. A (then new) 2005 Ultra Classic I use to own had porosity in the engine cases and leaked like a sieve. With only 3,200 miles on the clock, the motor had to be rebuilt with new cases. The worked was done under warranty. Down time was two weeks.
Nothing like getting one with a built in leak from the foundry/factory.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Welcome to the HD world!! ***** happens & in your case it's just a "WET FART"
 
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