Overheating
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From: katy, tx
yeah it sucks big time.... see i ride in alot of events that end up in traffic such as doing road guard (keeping intersections blocked off so the cop can go and set up the next one) and the president of my chapter has an 05 ultra and he said he has never had this problem, his scoot is stock except for pipes, high flow air cleaner in stock harley housing, and the power commander. mine is the same except i have the 95" bore kit... but still what the heck ya know?? makes me wish i still had my sporty for city traveling because it never ones did any of these things... i have to keep a steady rev on mine to keep it from dieing... my motor also starts sounding like a pissed off sewing machine when its hot outside, what about yours??
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From: Simi Valley, CA
The best thing you can do to eliminate the heat issues you're talking about is to add a "parade" fan. I'm glad I added the fan to mine.
Here's a thread describing the installation; and in the thread you can find links to some actual testing I did that quantifies the performance of the fan.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...e-cooling.html
Here's a thread describing the installation; and in the thread you can find links to some actual testing I did that quantifies the performance of the fan.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...e-cooling.html
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4th Gear
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From: Ohio
yeah it sucks big time.... see i ride in alot of events that end up in traffic such as doing road guard (keeping intersections blocked off so the cop can go and set up the next one) and the president of my chapter has an 05 ultra and he said he has never had this problem, his scoot is stock except for pipes, high flow air cleaner in stock harley housing, and the power commander. mine is the same except i have the 95" bore kit... but still what the heck ya know?? makes me wish i still had my sporty for city traveling because it never ones did any of these things... i have to keep a steady rev on mine to keep it from dieing... my motor also starts sounding like a pissed off sewing machine when its hot outside, what about yours??
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4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Ohio
The best thing you can do to eliminate the heat issues you're talking about is to add a "parade" fan. I'm glad I added the fan to mine.
Here's a thread describing the installation; and in the thread you can find links to some actual testing I did that quantifies the performance of the fan.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...e-cooling.html
Here's a thread describing the installation; and in the thread you can find links to some actual testing I did that quantifies the performance of the fan.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...e-cooling.html
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From: Altoona, Pa.
Couldnt stand knowing what that heat must be doing to my engine while slow or stuck in traffic. So I just recently added this. Search this forum for Lenale fan and you can read tons about them.
http://compare.ebay.com/like/1605066...=263602_309572
http://compare.ebay.com/like/1605066...=263602_309572
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: SW Minnesota
i live in south east texas and gets pretty warm down here in the summer and i hate gettin stuck in traffic on my 06 flhtci because of this very issue, infact mine has shut itself off because the idle would get so rough that it would drop to just below 500rpm's and die... nagged and complained to harley and you know what they told me?? that it has a deal on it to shut itself off when it gets to hot!! now i took those words and went to my local indy who is a certified harley tech and worked for years at the local stealer and then went on and got his own shop, and he said a big fat BS!! this so called kit didnt come out til 07 is what im hearing and its that kit EITMS, but i heard it shuts off the rear cylinder..... big confusion about this 
Page 163 of your 2006 Owners Manual will describe in detail the 4 stage heat management system on a 2006. In stage four, at 331 degrees, your injector pulses will be interrupted, but only when the bike is stationary...i.e., as in stuck in traffic.
The lowest rpm,however, should be 800 rpm if working properly.
Last edited by MNPGRider; Apr 7, 2011 at 07:43 PM.
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From: Minnesota
I took my 2006 Electra Glide Ultra Classic to Daytona for Bike Week and while stuck in traffic I noticed my bike was overheating to the point it was burning my legs and idling roughly. I was nervous enough about it to pull off Main Street to shut it down to cool. Is this an ideosyncracy of the Ultra or a sign of a deeper mechanical issue?
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From: s.w. pa.
i got one of the 1st 06 Ultras in 05...ran decent for the 1st thousand miles...headed to York for the open house...got stuck in construction around noon...90*... on rt 30 in Chambersburg and the bike turned into a different animal the rest of the trip...stumbling, stalling...had to wait for it to warm up at night or it wouldnt go 2 feet...
almost got rear-ended twice when it stumbled pulling out from a stop light...
when i got home, i called MOCO and told them i almost was in a wreck because of it...they offered to pick up my bike at home, but i declined and rode it to the dealer...
the service writer asked who i knew at MoCo, because they were told to take the ECM out of my bike and ship it overnight air to them as soon as i got there...
there were no downloads yet...mine was programmed by the engineers and sent back with 25* injectors...
bike ran excellent and cooler than my friends Ultra that had been tuned...naturally, i couldnt leave it alone...wish i coulda saved that map, just to compare...
almost got rear-ended twice when it stumbled pulling out from a stop light...
when i got home, i called MOCO and told them i almost was in a wreck because of it...they offered to pick up my bike at home, but i declined and rode it to the dealer...
the service writer asked who i knew at MoCo, because they were told to take the ECM out of my bike and ship it overnight air to them as soon as i got there...
there were no downloads yet...mine was programmed by the engineers and sent back with 25* injectors...
bike ran excellent and cooler than my friends Ultra that had been tuned...naturally, i couldnt leave it alone...wish i coulda saved that map, just to compare...
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