There are several folks around me that have not had any issues with their 2018 or 2019 Limited models. The three friends all have over 70,000 miles on their bikes. All water cooled. Have another friend that just had his water pump replaced for the third time. This water pump was the M8 water pump that replaced the previous pumps.

 

I am all for water cooling other guys been doing it for decades. But true Harley tradition , first few years are bad.

I think m8 retro pump is supposed to be good.

Pisses me off though yuppies say just spend bunch money to upgrade. Cam plates oil pumps, lifters ect

 

So, let me see if I have this right...

An imaginary pump failed on an imaginary motorcycle, and Harley Davidson is at fault?

 

You need to refer to Harley diag section. Not sure what a fuel pump has to do with this.

 

What`s the difference between a make-believe coolant pump and a make-believe fuel pump?

I don`t put a lot of effort into reading your posts because they are worthless babble.

 

 

We need pictures, Rounders. A picture is worth a thousand words.

 

I can imagine that Harley-Davidson sources many component parts. I do not know that the coolant pump is sourced but If I ran the factory, it would be sourced.

During model development, vendor conferences, and meetings, the source vendors pitch the advantages of their parts' construction, engineering, design, materials, and etc.
Harley-Davidson relies heavily upon the reputation and R & D of the vendors. There is no question that the MoCo does their due diligence to select the best source for parts.

Then comes refinement after release of the new HD model from real world experience. If there were no refinements from real world experience, then you could surely blame HD for neglecting the quality of its product.

But blaming Harley-Davidson for deliberately selling a defective product and using the consumer as the testing ground is totally unreasonable.

 

I sure like my bikes that have no temp lights, no oil lights ,no neutral light, no blinkers and no worries. Just 6 wires run the entire bike. Clean the points once in awhile and away you go. Simple and effective.

 

What's a water pump?