Just picked up my 2014 Tri-Glide a couple of weeks ago and love it!! Only have 300 miles on it and one of the issues I am having is after the last couple of rides, it pukes anti-freeze once I turn it off! Not just a little, but quite a puddle under the trike. Happened again last night after about a 20 mile ride on a cool evening (low 60’s). Checked the overflow tank and it was empty this morning. Has anyone else seen this? :Shrug:
2014 Trike is Puke’in
- Thread starter Jim Gee
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My only guess would be that maybe had air trapped in cooling system and we know when air gets hot it expands. I would top off and be making a phone call to your dealer
take it to the dealer and let them fiqure it out these are new bikes and should not be doing that
azbob09
250+ Posts
Your the first Tg I've heard having this happen. But over on the HD Forum in the touring section there is some threads going on about this exact problem with the new water cooled heads on the 2- wheelers.
I'm not sure that an exact cause has been determined yet but with the number of others having this happen to them I would imagine the dealers are starting to become aware of this & I'm sure HD will have a fix for this soon if they haven't already. Take it back to the dealer & if necessary ask them to check with HD technical support because I'm sure they're aware of this. Please keep us informed on how this all turns out.
Good luck!!!
:Agree: I've been reading the same stuff, looks like the water head has some teething problems HD needs to work out. What always strikes me odd is how they don't catch stuff like this during their testing, got to believe their test bikes and trikes tossed their cookies a few times.
Mike, I see you finally triked that thing. When did this happen? Looks good. Jim
We picked it up at the Hannigan factory last Friday. It is really gorgeous. He said he might even let me ride it if I say PRETTY PLEASE.
I would certainly be interested in what they say. Chances are they will say that they know nothing about it.
I don't wanna be negative,,,but...as I said earlier in posts about the 2014's...Ya gotta wait a coupla years when they come out with something new so they can get SOME of the bugs fixed. I love HD and would not have anything else, but they cant seem to get the most simple things right, let alone a two radiator liquid cooling device. They should have had Porsche help them design it like the V-Rod.
I have 2000 miles on my 014 Triglide and have not had the problem you describe. I would agree with others that recommend you get it to the Dealers ASAP.
Agreed with getting back to dealer.
Possible problems: FI program not good enough could cause overheating issues; pinched vent lines or radiator cap issue. Just to name a few that the Honda water cooled engines experienced over the years.
2TZ
Possible problems: FI program not good enough could cause overheating issues; pinched vent lines or radiator cap issue. Just to name a few that the Honda water cooled engines experienced over the years.
2TZ
Harley gave a guy his money back on an Ultra Limited on the HD Forum. Same symptoms. Dealer kept the bike two weeks, gave it back to him, same problem, bike pukin after turned off. Harley bought it back.... they DO know about the problem.
When you top it off to take it in. Might want to go thru the procedure of running the pump to circulate coolant thru the whole system before start up..
I wonder how many clueless dealers have told people, "Yeah, they all do that."?
It's a hose clamp issue from what I hear. They will put the correct clamp on if you go back to the dealer.
I wonder if there should be a recall on that. There couldn't be that many out there.
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My plan is to contact the dealership next week as I'm currently out of town. I'll let everyone know what they say. It should be interesting!!
It is not a hose clamp issue. The problem appears to be the sytem is experiencing an overpressure situation during heat soak after shut down. Temps go up, pressure goes up, radiator cap vents into reservoir forcing all the coolant out the reservoir vent hose and on the ground. Suspect a design flaw in the radiator neck assembly on production versions or inadequate rating/seal on radiator cap.
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bikerbillone
3000+ Posts
Exactly, why wasn't this discovered in all the 'hard testing'?
My rule is never buy the 1st year of a new design , and for 2014 HD is much changed , as another said theething pains must be delt with.
I have said many times before that I believe Harley's R&D department is its customer base.
Was told the factory was installing a poor design hose clamp at the pump bottom that when pressurized will not hold thus dumping all the coolant. Turned out to be the incorrect clamp, not the one originally designed or designated for use.
There must be more than one issue with the WetHeads. I'm sure there will be more.
Your right on the money, the customer base is their beta testers.
bikerbillone
3000+ Posts
OK, got it......The customer tests the innovations. Good move.
When they introduced the 09 TG there were many problems and the customers paid the price. I know as I have an 09.
I think one of the biggest items you had the privilege of beta testing was the trunks water tightness. Good old mother Harley thought they had a better design for the gasket than Lehman, turns out they failed horribly which gave you the privilege of packing all your luggage in trash bags so it wouldn't get wet when it rained, plus you were blessed by having to remove the trunk liner and dry out the trunk each time you washed it.
It only took a year from them to bow to Lehman's design and install a gasket just like theirs. And just think you got the pleasure of paying for all that fun and deal with a crappy dealer to bootpepper.
bikerbillone
3000+ Posts
Ah hah, it was only a matter of time that the infamous oem HD tour pack leak would surface. Those HD techs gotta be lovin' all this warranty work.
Never heard of a tour pak leak. Trunk leak on the early ones is all I ever read about.
bikerbillone
3000+ Posts
Uhhhh, OK, let's call it a trunk leak.
My TG dumped all the coolant yesterday after 18 mile ride. Very embarrassing in front of 20 fellow riders. Taking it to the dealer in the morning.
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