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Feb 19th, 2009, 08:58 PM
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|  Oil leak through alloy crank-case
hi all just wondering how many folks have had crank-cases and the like replaced because of porus alloy castings I have just recently had my harley-davidson super glide in to my dealer and had the engine stripped back to bare bones and had the left &right crank-cases replaced under warranty IS THIS QUITE COMMON CONFUSED Sparky  | 
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Feb 19th, 2009, 09:11 PM
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#2 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| the first alloy crankcase i have heard of that leaked......have seen a lot of alloy wheels that leaked air.......both sides leaked???? can ya get any info from the dealer???
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Feb 19th, 2009, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by chucktx  the first alloy crankcase i have heard of that leaked......have seen a lot of alloy wheels that leaked air.......both sides leaked???? can ya get any info from the dealer??? | Hi chucktx the dealer that I had rectify the problem said it was unusual and not a common problem he,d never seen it before and had the both cases replaced free of charge,, Sparky  | |
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Feb 19th, 2009, 09:35 PM
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#4 | | More than 100 posts!
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| leak
i had a oil leak on 03 ultra,,,could not find ,,,dealer replaced all seals three times,,,finnnally indy,,,that builds race cars,,,asked if it could be the pan,,,, said the pans,,,some,,,are manufactured in brazil,,, same as old ford v.6 were,,,, and they all leaked,,,, so i told dealer,,,he swapped out his pan to mine ,,,,never leaked again,,,got 100000 miles on bike now,,,, SO maybe the leak is in pan,,,OR case is also poress enough to leak,,,it DOES happen,,pops | |
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Feb 20th, 2009, 05:21 PM
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#5 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cambridge, Minnesota
Posts: 261 Model: 2008 Harley Ultra Classic Interests: motorcycling,golf & cross country skiing Occupation: Engineer
| I think Harley uses an impregnating process to seal the cases before the assembly operation . This one could have missed that process. | |
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Feb 20th, 2009, 06:37 PM
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#6 | | Moderator Has posted 500+
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| interesting.....
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"FLAGS AND HANDLEBARS SHOULD NEVER TOUCH THE GROUND"
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen." We plan to meet next week to talk about planning a strategy session to discuss the next step towards forming a consensus to start the development of the rough draft for the implementation of our intention to develop a plan. | |
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Feb 20th, 2009, 06:39 PM
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#7 | | More than 100 posts!
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been to all the harley factorys,,,never took us to where they impregnated anyone,,,,pops | |
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Feb 20th, 2009, 06:43 PM
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#8 | | 200+ posts and climbing
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Posts: 261 Model: 2008 Harley Ultra Classic Interests: motorcycling,golf & cross country skiing Occupation: Engineer
| Have you been to the factory on Pilgrim Road ? | |
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Feb 20th, 2009, 06:43 PM
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| hehehehe.....i never saw that either!!!!!!!
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