2019 Road King in shop w/Sumping
#21
04-03-2019, 05:43 PM
Wow. Sorry to hear about this. Hope they slap a new engine in there quickly and without hassle.
That's a new form of ugly. Pretty sure the top pic is the oil pump face against the georator, second is your crankcase georator set, third is a badly scored piston and 4th/5th is the culprit... counterbalncer tooth. Yuck!
Heard of a very very few issues with the counterbalancer, but only on high hp builds.
That's a new form of ugly. Pretty sure the top pic is the oil pump face against the georator, second is your crankcase georator set, third is a badly scored piston and 4th/5th is the culprit... counterbalncer tooth. Yuck!
Heard of a very very few issues with the counterbalancer, but only on high hp builds.
Last edited by MTBIG G; 04-03-2019 at 05:47 PM.
#22
04-03-2019, 05:51 PM
When the dealer tech called he said it was fortunate I hadn't done the Fuelmoto 124 kit yet. He said an aftermarket tuner would have voided the warranty immediately -- that's why I normally put 1,000mi on a bike before voiding the warranty. I may have to push back my scheduled end of May install at Fuelmoto to get 1,000mi on the replacement engine. Hopefully I'll have a timeline on nrxt steps from the dealer soon.
#23
04-03-2019, 06:12 PM
Club Member
I just got a call back from the dealer -- they tore it down and found that a couple of teeth broke off of the balancer sprockets and jammed the intake side of the oil pump. The pump output still produced good pressure (said he measured 60psi), but there was no scavaging, thus filling the crankcase with oil. He said he took some photos and sent them off to the MOCO -- he and the MOCO said they had never seen anything like that before. He expects to hear back from the MOCO today or tomorrow, but thinks I'll get a new engine out of this. He said there's no telling what caused what, other than the final carnage he saw when he opened it up. He said he would send me the pictures he took of the damage -- when I receive them I will post.
#24
04-03-2019, 07:57 PM
#26
04-03-2019, 09:04 PM
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#28
04-04-2019, 08:33 AM
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#29
04-04-2019, 10:01 AM
Got a call this morning -- they are shipping a new motor. Supposed to be here early next week -- maybe I'll be riding by the end of the week.
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#30
04-04-2019, 10:13 AM
Grand HDF Member
Awesome news man, you deserve it. Do you know if they are calling this sumping, or did something let go in the motor. Glad the Mo Co is doing right for you.