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[wfolarry]

Anybody had their 110 heads replaced by the dealer? Buddy took his bike in for some work & the dealer told him there was a recall on his heads. This wasn't for all 110's just certain ones. Put a new set of heads on N/C. This is supposedly on the '08's only.

[skyhook]

Larry I believe the recall affects all 110" bikes built in '07 and about midway thru the '08 model year...but the fix is a joke because it doesn't really address the real issues

[Trapperdog]

2 posts in 17 months.....I think you may have missed a few issues. Try the "search" in the upper right corner, you will be up all night reading.

[RedDevil]

Larry I believe the recall affects all 110" bikes built in '07 and about midway thru the '08 model year...but the fix is a joke because it doesn't really address the real issues

Which are.....  

   

[grc]

It's not a recall, but a "Product Enhancement".  See attachment for details.

Jerry

[skyhook]

larry, don't you love a warm welcome?

IMO, the main issue is that 110" is the biggest motor h-d has ever made, is hamstrung by the tree-huggers' emmision laws, and therefore overheats...the solution is to get a power commander/sert/tts, a free-flowing exhaust/air cleaner, and have it tuned properly

[Black Diamond]

larry, don't you love a warm welcome?

IMO, the main issue is that 110" is the biggest motor h-d has ever made, is hamstrung by the tree-huggers' emmision laws, and therefore overheats...the solution is to get a power commander/sert/tts, a free-flowing exhaust/air cleaner, and have it tuned properly

Then again you can do the above:
SERT, Rinehart True Duals, SE Stage 1 A/C and dyno tuned to run cooler
and still have a rear cylinder liner move! I believe Harley realized they had a problem and corrected it. I can only assume this as it has been a while since anyone has posted on this (cylinder liner slip) issue. I hope this in fact the case.

It seems the 09's are holding up, which is good news for all!

JW

[grc]

Here's another attachment that shows what changed in the cylinder head.  NBD, in my opinion.  It's a pdf file, click on it and it will open.

Jerry

[skyhook]

I wonder about the liner-slip issue...has anyone measured how much the liner sticks up on a brand new set of cylinders versus a "failed" set?

If the 110 cylinders are crap, why do I have 10k miles on my bike and no leaks?...I have stock cylinders, 200# ccp, cometic mls head gaskets, and 96" heads off an '06 or later bike

[ultrafxr]

larry, don't you love a warm welcome?

IMO, the main issue is that 110" is the biggest motor h-d has ever made, is hamstrung by the tree-huggers' emmision laws, and therefore overheats...the solution is to get a power commander/sert/tts, a free-flowing exhaust/air cleaner, and have it tuned properly

Did that and the sob still sprung a leak at the rear cylinder.  

[Black Diamond]

I wonder about the liner-slip issue...has anyone measured how much the liner sticks up on a brand new set of cylinders versus a "failed" set?

Hi Skyhook

Nothing to measure. On the replacement cylinder, the liner is flush. The front cylinder was also removed and replaced at my directions with Axtell's. It too is flush.

JW

[skyhook]

the reason I ask is because the man I work for says that when he builds cylinders, he leaves the liner proud to account for the different heat expansion of iron versus aluminum

[Black Diamond]

the reason I ask is because the man I work for says that when he builds cylinders, he leaves the liner proud to account for the different heat expansion of iron versus aluminum

Hmmm. Just letting you know what I got. How do you know how much to allow for as the motor's going to expand at a different rate depending on weather, lenght of time your riding, how hard your riding, oil coolers, fans, oil weight? Beyond me, that's for sure.

JW

edit to add: The amount of liner movement that caused the leak was just enough to snag a finger nail on but couldn't be seen by these old eyes.

[skyhook]

ok, just asking...and i bet you won't have issues with the axtel jugs

[grc]

I wonder about the liner-slip issue...has anyone measured how much the liner sticks up on a brand new set of cylinders versus a "failed" set?

If the 110 cylinders are crap, why do I have 10k miles on my bike and no leaks?...I have stock cylinders, 200# ccp, cometic mls head gaskets, and 96" heads off an '06 or later bike

Probably because even H-D and their Chinese suppliers don't screw up 100% of the time.  Just look at the crank scissoring fiasco.  Plenty of failures, especially in '07, but some have gone two years without a problem.  If a part has to have a 100% failure rate to be considered crap, then I would have to take back all my nasty comments about the MoCo over the past 3 years.  Nah, no way I'm gonna do that.  They are still purveyors of crap in my humble opinion.

Jerry