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Sep 26th, 2004, 07:15 PM
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#1 | | Newbie
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I have a 2001 ultra with 22,000 miles on it and the o-rings in the quick disconect are leaking for the second time since I bought the bike. Is this a common problem? I have three other friends with 2001 ultras that are not having this problem. Harley said that I was getting bad gas, but I buy my gas at the same station that my friends do. | 
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Sep 26th, 2004, 07:46 PM
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#2 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Posts: 111 Interests: Riding the Road King. Occupation: Hard Rock Miner.
| Most o-rings can not stand up to an extended time saturated with gas. Gas acts as a solvent and over time will break down the main composite in rubber. I have never known a cross over line to not leak over time. I would suggest going back to the stock cross over line, and use a chrome covering over the tubing. Ride Safe, David. | |
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Sep 26th, 2004, 10:25 PM
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#3 | | Newbie
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| I recently had to replace the quick disconnects on my 01 Road King Classic. On mine, it wasn't the o-rings that went bad, but rather the soft metal that they make the connector out of had worn and would no longer force a tight seal. I was told this is common if you regularly take them apart. I had taken the gas tank off or raised it at least a dozen times when it started leaking. You would think they would make the connector out of some harder metal that wouldn't deform so easily. | |
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Sep 27th, 2004, 04:08 PM
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#4 | | Newbie
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| My fuel line is stock equipment. I talked to my local dealer and they said that I could not buy the o-rings without buying the whole assembly. I found one that would work from a local car dealer. It's supposed to go in the airconditioning system but it fixed my problem. | |
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Sep 27th, 2004, 04:25 PM
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#5 | | Rookie 10+ posts
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pewaukee, WI
Posts: 23 Interests: Motorcycles and Motorcycles Occupation: Plastics engineer
| I put the Stainless braided crossover on my FLSTS on over a year ago and it has never leaked. The o-rings supplied with the lines are silicon so that they can withstand gasoline. it is not "normal" for o-rings designed to be in gas to wear out. period. If it were, every cage on the street would be blocking traffic as the o-rings "wore out". | |
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Sep 27th, 2004, 04:27 PM
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#6 | | Administrator Has posted 500+
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 1,558 Interests: Fishing, wood working, flipping off Fred Fox Occupation: Founder of Bike Talk....retired and lovin' it
| The EFI lines tend to leak over time. The ones I have looked at have been flattened and usually have failed after disconnect / reconnect. Typical H-D they want to sell the whole line for $$$ rather than a 02¢ o-ring. | |
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Sep 27th, 2004, 07:04 PM
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#7 | | More than 100 posts!
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rock Springs, Wyoming
Posts: 111 Interests: Riding the Road King. Occupation: Hard Rock Miner.
| I agree with CD when I wrote that the O-rings will fail over time. Ride Safe, David. | |
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