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<blockquote data-quote="BkerChuck" data-source="post: 1356997" data-attributes="member: 29320"><p>All joking aside, those old Panheads can be pretty reliable when properly put together. I spent almost 16 years working for a Harley dealership and the guys who owned and kept them loved them. Much as everyone my laugh a lot of the "oil leaks" were often the result of an owner failing to close the valve they used that would act as an automatic chain oiler. They used hot engine oil to periodically drip oil onto the drive chain as you rode. Forget to shut the valve when you parked and it would drip. Harley still has a lot of the parts available for those machines and the aftermarket support is pretty damn impressive. While it's not something I really like I can appreciate an interesting machine regardless of the name on the tank.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted and if I can be of any help reach out and I'll do what I can.I still know quite a few folks in the Harley community.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BkerChuck, post: 1356997, member: 29320"] All joking aside, those old Panheads can be pretty reliable when properly put together. I spent almost 16 years working for a Harley dealership and the guys who owned and kept them loved them. Much as everyone my laugh a lot of the "oil leaks" were often the result of an owner failing to close the valve they used that would act as an automatic chain oiler. They used hot engine oil to periodically drip oil onto the drive chain as you rode. Forget to shut the valve when you parked and it would drip. Harley still has a lot of the parts available for those machines and the aftermarket support is pretty damn impressive. While it's not something I really like I can appreciate an interesting machine regardless of the name on the tank. Keep us posted and if I can be of any help reach out and I'll do what I can.I still know quite a few folks in the Harley community. [/QUOTE]
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