bob_m
Active member
I recently bought a low mileage 2003 F650 Dakar. The price was low and it was rough. I got it home to discover it needed a new fuel pump. The local dealer put in a new pump among other general service tasks. It ran fine for a couple hundred miles, and it still runs fine, but it leaks fuel to such a degree that it leaves a puddle on top of the fuel pump. I was going to replace the fuel lines but noticed that some of the correct hose clamps require special clamps that require a special tool. I noticed also that the bike was returned to me with clamps different than the correct type
my opinion is that if the bike was previously owned by a hillbilly McGiver and I take it into be repaired that the dealership should have put it together using the parts that the engineers considered correct. I don't know if the clamps made a difference. The special clamp should have been on the pressure side of the pump, so it may have been the cause. I took it back to the shop anticipating that in making the repair and putting the bike back to spec (in that regard anyway) that some of the work, the labor anyway, would have been warranty work. it was not. This round of repairs included replaced fuel lines. The techs were just in there and had these parts out. If the fuel lines were suspect, I should have at least gotten a phone call to ask if I wanted to replace the lines. Didn't happen.
Am I just whining or should I have gotten (some of) the labor part of the bill covered as warranty for disappointing service?
There is nothing more expensive than a cheap motorcycle.
my opinion is that if the bike was previously owned by a hillbilly McGiver and I take it into be repaired that the dealership should have put it together using the parts that the engineers considered correct. I don't know if the clamps made a difference. The special clamp should have been on the pressure side of the pump, so it may have been the cause. I took it back to the shop anticipating that in making the repair and putting the bike back to spec (in that regard anyway) that some of the work, the labor anyway, would have been warranty work. it was not. This round of repairs included replaced fuel lines. The techs were just in there and had these parts out. If the fuel lines were suspect, I should have at least gotten a phone call to ask if I wanted to replace the lines. Didn't happen.
Am I just whining or should I have gotten (some of) the labor part of the bill covered as warranty for disappointing service?
There is nothing more expensive than a cheap motorcycle.
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