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From: AZ
Overheated
Hello all, I have a 2000 Road King Classic, 95" kit, EFI race tuner. Rest is somewhat stock. Today, I got stuck in traffic and I think I overheated. The engine started "missing" at idol and my inner legs were on fire. The scary part, is after a 10min dead stop (engine was off for that) I started it backup and from the lower right side (cam area) I started hearing what sounds like a loose heat shield rattling (I know there is nothing like that around that area) I freaked out and did a U-turn to open her up and cool her off. Now, I am getting a really bad back-fire on shifts, low on power, and what sounds like spark knock on roll-on. Any ideas on what was damaged for overheating?
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From: Terlton, Ok
You might want to look at your exhaust pipes near the heads. I got stuck in Houston traffic last year on a 100+ degree day for over an hour. Afterwards, I noticed that my exhaust pipes had cracked near the rear cylinder. A cracked exhaust could cause the backfiring...
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From: WA State
Try these fans from one of the sponsors. I have them on my Street Glide and they are great for when you are stuck in heavy traffic.
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This will tell you if something inside has grenaded.
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Hello all, I have a 2000 Road King Classic, 95" kit, EFI race tuner. Rest is somewhat stock. Today, I got stuck in traffic and I think I overheated. The engine started "missing" at idol and my inner legs were on fire. The scary part, is after a 10min dead stop (engine was off for that) I started it backup and from the lower right side (cam area) I started hearing what sounds like a loose heat shield rattling (I know there is nothing like that around that area) I freaked out and did a U-turn to open her up and cool her off. Now, I am getting a really bad back-fire on shifts, low on power, and what sounds like spark knock on roll-on. Any ideas on what was damaged for overheating?
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