I think the steam coming off the heads was maybe left over coolant from when I filled it plus I painted the pipes black with engine paint before I put the powder coated covers over them. it hasn't steamed the last few time I tested it. I took the thermostat off the bike and into Harley and they looked at it and it was fairly easy to push the plunger in by hand which made the guy at the counter think it didn't need changed, no I did not try riding it without the thermostat in the bike.
I also didn't plug the water pump cavities with anything when I took it apart, just covered the bike in plastic while I waited for the parts to get back. Knight Rod Bob the temp light has never came on yet. I just left the Harley dealership and the tech was getting ready to start working on it, he was finishing up the bike before mine.
I still have the old oil filter but its been laying in the oil pan with the original oil I drained from the bike. I was thinking the heat and lack of acceleration over 4k rpm was due to oil, which was going to be my next step to install an oil pressure gauge. The reason I am thinking it is an oil circulation issue is it won't even go over 4000 RPM from a cold start, before I even feel heat come off the engine. If it were a water cooling issue I feel it would only happen once the engine got hot. My guess at this point is the engine is getting enough oil not to lock up but once it gets warm it just flat out doesn't want to run anymore. If it dies at a stop sign and I start it back up it will then run at idle fine, but if I try to actually drive it, it just shuts down again. Since putting it back together once it gets hot and I notice the problem isn't fixed I shut it down and always stay within pushing distance of my house.
Im hoping to get a call from the dealership this afternoon at least stating they have an idea what the problem is.