Please help!!!!! I'm broke down on the road
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5th Gear
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: waddell, az
Ok, I'm sorry i haven't posted for a few days but i'm now fixed and back on the road.
I followed the previous advice and rented a uhaul and hauled 265 miles to denver co. Took my bike into the shop and after it spending the whole day in there they found that the O-ring inside the quick disconnect was bad and it was preventing fuel from exiting the gas tank. ( quite a few of you knew this was the problem.)
They didn't have a new one in stock and neither did any other dealer in CO. I asked if they could pull one from a bike they had on there lot and they were good with that idea. They went into their new trade in lot and pulled 1 off of 1 of those bikes and put it in mine. The bike was fixed at that point. Today we hot the road and put just over 300 miles in and are sitting in loveland Co. If anyone is every anywhere around denver and need anything please see avalanche harley davidson. FYI they will also send a truck to come pick you up and take you to their dealership at no cost if you break down. They told me there was no milage limit and informed me that if i would have called them they would have come the 265miles and picked me and the bike up for free. That is just to awesome. The guys there where great.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
I followed the previous advice and rented a uhaul and hauled 265 miles to denver co. Took my bike into the shop and after it spending the whole day in there they found that the O-ring inside the quick disconnect was bad and it was preventing fuel from exiting the gas tank. ( quite a few of you knew this was the problem.)
They didn't have a new one in stock and neither did any other dealer in CO. I asked if they could pull one from a bike they had on there lot and they were good with that idea. They went into their new trade in lot and pulled 1 off of 1 of those bikes and put it in mine. The bike was fixed at that point. Today we hot the road and put just over 300 miles in and are sitting in loveland Co. If anyone is every anywhere around denver and need anything please see avalanche harley davidson. FYI they will also send a truck to come pick you up and take you to their dealership at no cost if you break down. They told me there was no milage limit and informed me that if i would have called them they would have come the 265miles and picked me and the bike up for free. That is just to awesome. The guys there where great.
Thanks to everyone who replied.
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5th Gear
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From: waddell, az
I appreciate your offer greatly. I have the bike up and running now. Thank you
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5th Gear
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From: waddell, az
You must consider that he is new on the forum, in fact he never joined until he was in trouble and needed help. In his last post he did thank us, I'm sure he doesn't realize that we really want to know the problem was. Being on a trip he has more important and interesting things to do than post on this forum, like ride his Harley.
I was a bit busy getting my bike to denver on sunday. Spent the whole day at the shop on monday. Didn't get to the hotel from the shop until 1030 at night. Left denver early on tuesday and rode all day. You are right about this being the first time on a forum. I signed up just to try and resolve this issue. I didn't realize i would have so many people eagerly awaiting my reply. In fact i didn't think anyone else would have posted after my last post, but i was mistaken. I will, in the future, be a little more attentive to posting a speedy reply.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2013
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From: FL/CO
Glad it worked out Bro, even if it was a pain in the butt. It is comforting to know how much knowledge and willingness to help there is in this forum. I've been riding in the Denver area for a couple of years and have been to Avalanche, but now they will def be my go-to.
Tourer
Joined: May 2014
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From: Arizona
If this is so, doesn't say much that the dealer would not have any in stock. Is this same o ring common to all HD models and is it something that should be carried as a spare to avoid a problem like the OP had?
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From: Sandpoint, Idaho
I don't know about that but I bet most any hardware store would have one that will fit.