EV13 cam swap.....lifter noise.
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Or a pushrod in the wrong location, or worse, a bent pushrod due to improper installation of the lower rocker support (cam not on heel, not bled down before rotating crank etc.).
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ya i know the list is long i was assuming he installed everything correctly.
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The bike has just over 12000 miles on it. The oil pump is strong, the lifters are not bad. Maybe the push rods are in the wrong spot but I doubt it. I labeled everything before I took them out. Im gonna tear into it again tomorrow and check everything. It is possible I bent something when I put it together. Its hard to say, everything went back together really easily. Thanks for the help.
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Just a thought. Before you tear it apart I could see the pushrod color labels on mine if I slide the covers down they were labeled at the top. With a flashlight you might be able to check the order without tearing it apart again. Also, if you can if you post a video I'm sure someone here will have more ideas as to what you could check.
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Thanks guys.
I tried to see the colour code with a flashlight and it aint happening .
Im positive I put them in the right spot anyway. I got some adjustable push rods here. Im gonna throw them in and see if that helps. I checked the rocker boxes and nothing is hitting anything.
Its driving me crazy though so I won't stop until I figure it out.
I tried to see the colour code with a flashlight and it aint happening .
Im positive I put them in the right spot anyway. I got some adjustable push rods here. Im gonna throw them in and see if that helps. I checked the rocker boxes and nothing is hitting anything.
Its driving me crazy though so I won't stop until I figure it out.
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Im never going to forget that now....thanks!
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Just wanted to thank everyone who answered.
I ripped it all apart and installed the new pushrods.
I didn't notice before but the rocker boxes have some play in them when the bolts are loose.They need to be centered before you tighten them up.
3 turns on the adjustable rods and bamm!!
Its way better, not nearly as much racket.
The bike has way more low end with this cam. I was really surprised.
Last year I rebuilt the top end because of a leaky base gasket. At that time I put a Mikuini hsr42 on it. That made a difference, a lot more snap.
Nothing like this cam though, major difference.
Thanks again.
I ripped it all apart and installed the new pushrods.
I didn't notice before but the rocker boxes have some play in them when the bolts are loose.They need to be centered before you tighten them up.
3 turns on the adjustable rods and bamm!!
Its way better, not nearly as much racket.
The bike has way more low end with this cam. I was really surprised.
Last year I rebuilt the top end because of a leaky base gasket. At that time I put a Mikuini hsr42 on it. That made a difference, a lot more snap.
Nothing like this cam though, major difference.
Thanks again.