tapping noise on my 99 fatboy
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Just got riding the bike after i installed the original chrome nose cone and its still tapping,so that rules out the black nose cone,at this point im thinking a lifter went bad idk what else to think??
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Earlier I mentioned that a sitting motor could cause a condition where the lifter will not pump fully. Very well could be the case. It just sucks that you made a change and the noise is there which would be my first suspect... A gauge would tell you a lot. Some say as long as the light goes out your good but I'm not too keen on that... It gives me comfort... Plus I think they look good...
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Earlier I mentioned that a sitting motor could cause a condition where the lifter will not pump fully. Very well could be the case. It just sucks that you made a change and the noise is there which would be my first suspect... A gauge would tell you a lot. Some say as long as the light goes out your good but I'm not too keen on that... It gives me comfort... Plus I think they look good...
did a oil psi check too,pressure was perfect,its gotta be a stuck lifter sounds like front cylinder the more i listen to it,is it unsafe to ride like this?
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How many miles are on the lifters, what inner cam bearing is in the motor (INA or B-138) ?
Adjustable pushrods?
We should have asked this at the beginning...
Adjustable pushrods?
We should have asked this at the beginning...
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Everything inside is stock except the cam i changed it 4 years ago the bike only has 15k miles its last year for the evo 1999 ive had this bike for 7 years now had 5k miles when i bought it
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