My cap on my overflow bottle is broken. So when i went to the dealer today they told me they do not sell just the cap. I have to buy the whole bottle for $50.00. Where can I get just the cap? 02 vrod
My cap on my overflow bottle is broken. So when i went to the dealer today they told me they do not sell just the cap. I have to buy the whole bottle for $50.00. Where can I get just the cap? 02 vrod
Good luck! I don't think its available anywhere, anymore. You could try calling around to see if someone has some old stock. Also, do a search, there is at least one thread on here describing a fix for the old cap. I "temporarily" repaired my cap with a 90 degree plastic hose fitting and some JB weld. I bought the bottle to replace it, but it has held for about a year now.
The coolant bottles were a problem on the early models. They updated the part relatively early on and many were replaced under warranty. Mine was and the new one hasn't given me any problems.
The old setup was not thought out carefully and is prone to breaking. My cap broke about 150 miles from home and was fortunate the HD dealership had one of the new designs in stock. It took me about 5 minutes to replace and now I don't have to worry about it anymore. It would have been nice if HD acknowledged this design mistake and accepted the financial responsibility, but then again I'd have more of a chance hitting the lotto.
$73 here in Canada for the bottle as you can't just buy the cap. Why do they rip us off so bad? Obvious design issue as many have had the same problem. Seriously, there is probably $2 worth of resin that goes into moulding this thing.
I just took the cap off a dish washing detergent bottle, cut the nipple off and slid the hose directly through it. Twisted the cap right on to the coolant bottle. Have since purchased the replacement bottle also but never had to put it in as the set up I made has held up.
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