Yeah you may be right but my problems were very similar to AndyC who created this post. And when your bike rides rough as rats intermittently and HD say there's nothing they can find you tend to look for anything to solve the problem and waiting for the management light to go out before starting seemed conceivable!

Your problems are more than likely a result of not following the tips from Maz below.




I'd be checking those connectors, and the sensors to which they go to for damage.

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I know exactly how you fitted the headers because you published a blow by blow write up.
The reason the nuts came loose and the header 'popped out' is because you aint got a clue what you're doing with these motors....you just proved that by suggesting spring washers for the header nuts ......and BTW the torque settings for these nuts is BS.
You did of course use new nuts and retainer rings didn't you
Why would anyone go anywhere near your exhaust header nuts whilst doing a service....as I said the RH scoop never needs removing unless the engine is rotated (properly).

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

you getting all religious on us GM?

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I intend to live forever.....................................so far, so good!

If spring washers are so crap then why did HD supply them to me cause they also supplied the replacement nuts as well!

Regarding that I "aint got a clue" well you are half right but I only do jobs I'm comfortable doing like changing the belt tensioner, removing the airbox cover, fitting optimiser, changing air filter, removing back wheel just small jobs really. I don't get involved in something thats out of my depth - I leave that to the experts. But my exhaust was done properly I can assure you!

"why would anyone go near your exhaust header nuts"? I don't know? But if it worked ok before a service then falls off shortly after then it's not unreasonable to think the two are connected.

Seems I have a following of grumpy old men on this site, every time I contribute or ask questions some of these grumps see it as an opportunity to attack!

Sorry AndyC, was only contributing to your post, didn't mean to hi jack it!

I guess you are talking about me!

Here we go again. I have never had the attitude that I know it all. If I was that way inclined then I would be on this site asking all those questions would I? As I've said before, seems like whenever I post someone swoops in to attack me EVERY time! I can't do any good in some people eyes - fuck em, if that's the way these small minded people are! I have never met maz and neither have I had a bad word to say about him (unless he starts with me) yet this guru seems to thing he can slate me for no good reason and so do others! Hardly a great forum when you have people like this posting and you are just as bad!

Interesting how you put the ball back in my court. I don't think I have a closed mind, I would love to be pals with everyone here but some just like to criticize and stand in judgement. and me being me will bite and some know it! Maybe thats why they do it, entertainment!

i like fish.

A spring washer does not work in a high heat environment......1st time it gets hot it turns into a flat washer and actually reduces tension on the nut.
No idea why HD would supply spring washers....they certainly aren't listed for any header application, HD or Buell.
The correct nuts are 26p each, they're flanged self locking.

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

me to

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Who needs a Tom Tom when you have a race map.

I love the smell of fish in the morning; you know that smell son, smells fishy, nothing else smells like that it smells like .... Some day son this thread will end.

Point taken.