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harley is recalling 50,000 2008 bikes for fuel cell failure well they fixed oil problem but they dont run
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So in plain English does that mean gas tank leaks? Or do the 08s run on hydrogen?
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I'm guessing that fuel cell is the new fancy term for gas tank. except I read some article today about some race car and they said they replaced the fuel tank with a fuel cell, so I am not sure what that means, except mabe they replaced the fuel tank with a better fuel tank?
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I'm guessing that fuel cell is the new fancy term for gas tank. except I read some article today about some race car and they said they replaced the fuel tank with a fuel cell, so I am not sure what that means, except mabe they replaced the fuel tank with a better fuel tank?
Soren
Well put Soren
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I think a fuel cell has baffles in it as opposed to a basic open tank, could be wrong since everything I have has a tank on it.
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In racing, a fuel cell is essentially a flexible rubber tank covered with Kevlar. Virtually impossible to rupture in a crash.
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So, it's a rubber and kevlar fuel tank.
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What I get from this is that Harley recalled 50,000 bikes to stand behind a mistake they made in production and design.
That would mean they had a fault, recognized it, spent money to redesign the product, then give it away to make the product right. Very expensive.
Sounds like a pretty good company to me.
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Turns out it's a problem with the fuel filter. http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2008/08/16/2008-harley-davidson-flh-recall/From the sound of it, it's in the tank with the pump because there is no mention of fuel spilling, just loss of engine performance.
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So, it's a rubber and kevlar fuel tank.
Soren
That's what the term used to mean, still does to racers.
Now it mostly refers to a particular technology for producing hydrogen fuel.
I think HD marketing appropriated the term to describe the common pump-in-tank setup of modern electronic fuel injected vehicles in an attempt to sound cutting edge tech.
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"Cutting edge tech", huh Bill?! Well, hasn't The Motor Company ALWAYS been tightly associated with "cutting edge" technology, sir??? (I mean, just take a gander at the "Rockster" and that new "cutting edge" passenger seat on it, dude!...If THAT'S not "cutting edge techonology" then tell me what IS???) 
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I had noticed an increase in the number of dead Hardlys on the side of the road.Dont know if its realted to this or not. But realy how do you notice a power drop in the back of a pickup truck?
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What I get from this is that Harley recalled 50,000 bikes to stand behind a mistake they made in production and design. That would mean they had a fault, recognized it, spent money to redesign the product, then give it away to make the product right. Very expensive. Sounds like a pretty good company to me.
Couldn't agree more. From what I'm hearing lately about the continuing saga of British electrics, Triumph could take a few cues from this latest news.
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But realy how do you notice a power drop in the back of a pickup truck?
They discovered the problem after owner complaints of bikes stalling on the ramp up the tailgate!
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