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2008 Victory Vegas Low Questions & Answers
Rotation noise from rear end while riding
If the rubbing sound you have does not have a metalic sound to it then try rubbing a bar of soap on the inner side of the drive belt. Sometimes we keep our rides too clean and remove the natural lube in this area causing a sound as you describe
Lub and wheel bearins
there is no need to lube the wheel bearings. yhey are a sealed unit and the grease is sealed in. If you think they are noisy, or are worn out, then you need to replace them. 2008 model, the bearings should last for many years.
How to drain the coolant?
There's a drain on the engine, it's the lower water pump bolt on the right side behind the coolant bottle.
Look for a socket head screw with a copper washer
Hot and cold plug difference
Hot Plug
- has a longer insulator nose length
- less heat is absorbed by the plug and transferred to the cooling system
- the plug runs at a higher temperature
- the plug is more prone to pre-ignition (if greater than 850 degrees C)
- NGK BP5ES is hotter than a BP7ES plug.
- An overheated plug will be white with brown spots.
Cold Plug
- has a shorter insulator nose length
- more heat is absorbed by the plug and transferred to the cooling system
- the plug runs at a lower temperature
- the plug is more prone to fouling (if less than 500 degrees C)
- NGK BP7ES is cooler than a BP5ES plug.
- A fouled plug will be black and sooty.
My sister was injured on
I had a Victory in my shop over the winter that was wrecked, and did the same thing. The fuel pump was fine, had spark but the fuel injectors weren't giving it any fuel. The system is controlled by a Visteon ECM, and requires a computer and software that only dealers have to reflash it or diagnose the issue. So after I completed the repairs on the damage, I was going to bring it to the dealer to have the ECM flashed. I discovered the battery was dead, so I removed it, charged it w/a trickle charger overnight. When I reinstalled it, I hit the button to make sure it turned over before I took it to the dealer and it started! Apparently removing power to the ECM caused it to "reboot" itself. I'm not going to say it will work for sure, but it's worth a try. I would say you'd want to leave the battery out of it for awhile, I'm sure it has capacitors in it to retain power for some time on it's own. Try a couple of days or a week if you have the time. Good luck!
Have a arlan need victory vegas 2006. Will start but not idle
possible crack in the inlet manifold
having a crack in the manifold will make the engine hunt
quick easy get you home fix is
while you waiting for a new one after ordering the part
is remove your carburetor
remove the cracked manifold
buy a condom and cover the whole manifold with the condom the open end of the condom being closer to the engine
replace the engine manifold until tightened
with a sharp knife cut a hole in the other end of the condom
replace the carburetor
that will make the cracked inlet manifold air tight
8/26/2017 11:39:41 PM •
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on Aug 26, 2017
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