| Author | Message | ||
     Crashcourse411 |
Has there ever been a problem with the '03 9R short cooler line that is attached just above the oil filter? Mine has leaked at one rate or another from day one. The cross section of case material is very thin for a taper thread and I am afraid of cracking it if I try to tighten the fitting one more turn. About a year ago the compression side loosened up and allowed the hose to rotate and contact the other line out by the clutch cable, I did not notice it until I was home from a road trip and it had already started to fray the line. I returned to the dealer since it was still under warranty at the time and it seems as though it was tightened down crooked at the compression fitting and put a bur inside the 90 degree fitting that allowed it to leak even more after a couple of heat cycles. I being disgusted with the work of the dealer realigned the connection and stopped most of the bleeding. This summer it seemed to be getting pretty bad again so I went to the hardware store and bought a brass 90 degree fitting to replace the steal one hoping to have a better seat of the compression fitting. The problem now is it needs about 1/2 turn past tight to be aligned with the line and not leak at the block. How delicate is this area of the block? Do they crack easily? Has anyone else had the problem? How did you fix it? Now the leak is completely burned up be the exhaust but I am sick and tired of the smell and the look of a leaky HD of old. To date have yet to see a XB model with a leak and the last two years of read this site and others I havn't read anything about it. Just curious | ||
| Crashcourse411 |
Sorry just noticed a big red flashing message at the top of the page. I posted this in the knowledge Vault here. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/3842/215235.html?1153574435 I hope this is the correct location to be reviewed by the masses. Thanks |
