Ultra Limiteds and Coolant Leaks
#51
05-11-2014 | 01:20 PM
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The MoCo HAD a issue with the leaks on the water cooled bikes. Once they figured out the filler neck was made out of the wrong material and corrected with proper made filler necks the problem went away. Not saying a extremely small percentage can't have a problem, works that way with all bikes, cars. A high percentage of those posting negative stuff about the wet heads don't own one. I realize this is rare; as a owner I don't see any first year design issues with the wet heads or Rushmore's for that matter. We have one poster that has 25,000 miles on his 14 Limited and counting. He reported the bike as great. Best Harley he has owned.
As it has been said, to each their own. It's great that Harley made air cooled as well as wet heads for those with different preferences or just different riding conditions. Overall, the twin cooled bikes have been a real sales success.
As it has been said, to each their own. It's great that Harley made air cooled as well as wet heads for those with different preferences or just different riding conditions. Overall, the twin cooled bikes have been a real sales success.
#52
05-11-2014 | 01:51 PM
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#53
05-11-2014 | 02:19 PM
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#55
05-11-2014 | 05:34 PM
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#56
05-11-2014 | 05:47 PM
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That's the very first thing I got done on my bike when we thawed out last month even though I put on 1500 trouble free miles before winter.
That said, I don't get all the recent naysaying about the wet heads. There were two issues, one major and one minor, both fixed now. Any "puking" I've read about recently have been due to either owners or dealers failing to replace the know bad parts.
#57
05-11-2014 | 06:14 PM
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Not the brightest decision to have neglected the filler neck program.
That's the very first thing I got done on my bike when we thawed out last month even though I put on 1500 trouble free miles before winter.
That said, I don't get all the recent naysaying about the wet heads. There were two issues, one major and one minor, both fixed now. Any "puking" I've read about recently have been due to either owners or dealers failing to replace the know bad parts.
That's the very first thing I got done on my bike when we thawed out last month even though I put on 1500 trouble free miles before winter.
That said, I don't get all the recent naysaying about the wet heads. There were two issues, one major and one minor, both fixed now. Any "puking" I've read about recently have been due to either owners or dealers failing to replace the know bad parts.
#58
05-11-2014 | 06:24 PM
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Bought my Limited on Dec. 24th, built the middle of November. Asked the dealer about the leaks and he showed me the repair sheet for the filler neck issue. Middle of Jan. I noticed the thermo housing drip, I called Empire (selling dealer), they picked the bike up here on Long Island, they called the MoCo who overnighted them a new part and they had the bike back to me in 4 days. No problems since, a very minor inconvenience at most. No leaks, no wobble, no infotainment issues (other than the learning curve), no dead battery, pretty much nothing, bikes been as close to perfect as I could hope for. Finding neutral still a minor grunt but I remember my '06 being a pain for awhile.
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#59
05-11-2014 | 07:17 PM
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I have a 14 FLHTK. 15,000 - no leaks. I did not have the filler neck replaced because it hasn't leaked. I think HD has identified one problem and established a product program to fix it ... the filler neck. However some owners have reported a problem with the thermostat housing leaking where it took multiple replacements of the housing before the leak was corrected. Does this mean another product program might be coming? Another thing to keep in mind is that many of the bikes have yet to be ridden many miles since we endured a long & cold winter. Also these bikes only began to hit the streets at the very end of August so in many areas of the country they have not been exposed to hot temperatures. I do hope that the problems with the leaks are behind us but in reality I think it would be a little premature to say they "had" a problem.
#60
05-11-2014 | 08:32 PM
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I have a 14 FLHTK. 15,000 - no leaks. I did not have the filler neck replaced because it hasn't leaked. I think HD has identified one problem and established a product program to fix it ... the filler neck. However some owners have reported a problem with the thermostat housing leaking where it took multiple replacements of the housing before the leak was corrected. Does this mean another product program might be coming? Another thing to keep in mind is that many of the bikes have yet to be ridden many miles since we endured a long & cold winter. Also these bikes only began to hit the streets at the very end of August so in many areas of the country they have not been exposed to hot temperatures. I do hope that the problems with the leaks are behind us but in reality I think it would be a little premature to say they "had" a problem.
I live in California. Once the fill neck was replaced the leaks stopped and I was able to continue riding all winter. This spring we have had some warm days; still no issues.
They are great bikes. No heat issues, no pinging while riding in warm temps and stock. I could not be happier. After 25 years of Harley ownership and 12 new bikes, this is a keeper.
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