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Hey Beast and John,
If you come up with a solution to the valve noise please post. i just tell folks its the solid lifters. would like to make it a little quiter though. about 20,000 + miles with no regets. replaced the oil pump and the ignition.
later......
If you come up with a solution to the valve noise please post. i just tell folks its the solid lifters. would like to make it a little quiter though. about 20,000 + miles with no regets. replaced the oil pump and the ignition.
later......
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From: Richmond BC.
I am in Saudi Arabia right now so with the long distance and the time zones I will have to wait till I get back states side.
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See I quited them down already, I'll bet they don't make any noise for a while. Just kidding, Saudi is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. Do they still have the big tent set up for the locals in the lobby of the Hilton??
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From: Bluffton, South Carolina
What ignition are you using, we use the Dyna 2000IP. OK here's what we do to get the valves to be as qiute as possible. First we check the lifter to lifter bore clearance, if it's too big you won't be able to quite the lifters. Then we adjust the valves on at a time. We do not bring the cylinder up to TDC and adjust both at the sane time. Why you ask, bexause todays cams have much more lift at TDC than in the past. If you don't believe me than check your cam card/specs. The average lifter has about .200" of travel and most pushrods are adjusted to about .100" or about half the travel. The cam in you 107" has .181" IN and .171" EX lift at TDC. Do you see a potential problem here ?? What we do is put the bike in high gear with the plugs out and turn the engine over going forward until the valve in question just closes. Then we put a piece of blue tape on the wheel at the bottom most spot. Next we turn the engine over some more until it just starts to open and put another piece of tape on the wheel. Then we turn the engine backwards until we are half way between the tape marks. This puts you pretty close to the heel of the cam. Now we adjust that valve. After waiting until it bleeds down then we move on to the next valve repeating the procedure. It takes a little longer, but you will get the valve as qiute as they ever will be doin it this way. Don't forget to look at your pushrods for "witness marks, if they or the springs/retainers are hitting all the adjustment in the world won't quite them down. Lastly remember to check the rocker arm clearance and the pushrods to ensure that all is well (is oil goilg through th epushrods, are there any undo wear on the pushrods or rocker arm cups) with the complete drivetrain. Hope this helps, as usual if you have any more questions send me a message with your phone number and we can bounce a few things back and forth.
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From: Richmond BC.
It all lines up the cases are 1/4" wider on the right side is all but you don't really notice it, everything fits. The only thing I found is on a softail the coil will hit the fins of the rear head so I had to space it out.
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From: Richmond BC.
Go to this site and download the owners manual this will give you tips on fitment.
http://www.ultimaproducts.com/PDFinstruct.html
http://www.ultimaproducts.com/PDFinstruct.html
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From: Pukekohe - New Zealand
Hey all,
out of all of us that are running Ultimas, how many are using an oil cooler and at what ambient temp do you cover it so the oil can get up to temp ? I cover mine when the temp is below 50 degrees, lately it has been 30 deg in morning and 70 in the afternoon. i guess i need one of those thermostatic switches.
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out of all of us that are running Ultimas, how many are using an oil cooler and at what ambient temp do you cover it so the oil can get up to temp ? I cover mine when the temp is below 50 degrees, lately it has been 30 deg in morning and 70 in the afternoon. i guess i need one of those thermostatic switches.
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The motor is a beast have to watch the right hand doesn't twist too much , have had the rear wheel break loose
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From: Richmond BC.
I have a manual valve on mine, I only turn in on when it gets over 200 which is a couple times a year. I have the fully polished 127. I think if your hitting 210 in Oct you might want to check your jetting and make sure your timing is not too retarded mine never gets that hot except in a rare case when I'm stuck in traffic and it's over 100 outside. I had to put a richer low speed jet in.