Replacing the fuel pipe and battery on my H-D Heritage Softail Classic

A princely sum of Rs. 18,869/- was paid for 3 parts, the main cost being the battery.

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Harley Heritage Fuel Line Leak - 15-02-2024

So one fine day I was about to go for a ride and started the bike when I noticed that fuel had started leaking from the Check valve.

I removed the fuel pipe by raising the check valve and releasing and some fuel was still leaking (which ideally should not).

It is a common issue with Harleys as the O-rings (3 of them in the whole line) go bad over the years. Now instead of just giving us the O-rings of the exact size, Harley wants us to replace the entire assembly consisting of 2 parts - a Quick connect valve which goes inside the tank and attaches to the fuel pump inside and a tank to intake the Fuel Line. I decided to first try to repair it with O-rings, if possible.

1 O-ring was fixed in the intake fuel line

And 2 more inside the Check Valve

The Fuel Leak stopped for the time being under pressure from the fuel pump. Will have to see how it holds when the pressure diminishes itself when the bike is left unused for a few days.

Harley Heritage BATTERY & Fuel Line purchased - 29-02-2024

So the fuel line fix of the O-rings was working but after the release of the fuel pump pressure, I could feel a very slight bleed when I touched the check valve. Perhaps, if we got the exact size of O-rings needed from Harley, this could have been a permanent fix. Not willing to take a risk, as this bike will be a keeper for my grandkids, I decided to get the fuel line changed. Also, the OE BATTERY was last replaced in 2018, so it had served me well for 6 years. So I decided to bite the bullet and get it changed with the OE one (which costs an arm and a limb) rather than do the experimentation with the Interceptor one (which BTW was working perfectly in my BMW 1250 GSA, as it was an exact fit and current rating for that bike as the OE BMW one).

So the parts were received. First the OE Harley Battery (17.5Ah rating)

Now being imported by Hero Motocorp directly from the US of A at a princely sum of Rs. 11,508/-

Next was the new Fuel Line - tank to intake for Rs. 3886/-

And then there was the Quick Connect Fuel Valve for Rs. 3475/-. This goes inside the fuel tank and connects to the fuel pump.

A princely sum of Rs. 18,869/- was paid for these 3 parts, the main cost being the battery

Now, since I was not comfortable with opening up the fuel tank, I asked for the Harley technician to pay a visit to Meerut. Since the price of the visit was quite reasonable, I decided to get the bike serviced also, as all these parts had already been lying with me for the last 5 years

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