Ultima engines your results
Cruiser
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Good info John, Thanks.
Spoke with Matt (Ultima) last night, didn't seem to want to beleave me about this Forum. Said they havn't had problems as I described and no help on the parts of course.
On the other hand, Donna at Jireh is a blessing, she got the parts to me ASAP.
I am also installing a programmable ignition. I may have bumped past the rev limit on the 'supplied' ignition a time or two and with this crap gas we have available now, I'm hoping to program the timing a little better.
Should have it back togather this weekend.
Thanks everyone for your inputs.
Spoke with Matt (Ultima) last night, didn't seem to want to beleave me about this Forum. Said they havn't had problems as I described and no help on the parts of course.
On the other hand, Donna at Jireh is a blessing, she got the parts to me ASAP.
I am also installing a programmable ignition. I may have bumped past the rev limit on the 'supplied' ignition a time or two and with this crap gas we have available now, I'm hoping to program the timing a little better.
Should have it back togather this weekend.
Thanks everyone for your inputs.
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Just have a stroked HD engine with the W6H, still not in the big boy market yet.
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Goat, on your 113", John Sachs in Florida is a specialist on Ultima's and pulls 138 dynod HP by cleaning it up and uses the same cam, that shortens the tire life.
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Maybe if you spend $4000, can't get a return phone call or email from Ultima on a failed Ultima 2000I ignition system, don't know if their the same place but I have moved on.
Goat, on your 113", John Sachs in Florida is a specialist on Ultima's and pulls 138 dynod HP by cleaning it up and uses the same cam, that shortens the tire life.
Goat, on your 113", John Sachs in Florida is a specialist on Ultima's and pulls 138 dynod HP by cleaning it up and uses the same cam, that shortens the tire life.
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Sounds like you can wear a tire out without John S but if needed, he is a great guy.
Sounds like you can wear a tire out without John S but if needed, he is a great guy.
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From: Cheesehead threw and threw
Purchased Ultima 127 six months ago. Had it installed, and it started a tapping noise in the engine after first 100 miles. We contacted Matt at Midwest and he asked us to change lifters. That did not fix it, But we noticed lifters tagging cam lowb and tappet blocks. We corrected that but noise continued to get worse. After 1500 miles we have aluminum in oil and 20% leakdown.
We have sent a request for full set of bearings, gasket kit and oversized pistons and rings. We shall see how well they back their product.
I sure expected more than 1500 miles out of a new motor! Anyone else had this type of problem out of an Ultima engine?
We have sent a request for full set of bearings, gasket kit and oversized pistons and rings. We shall see how well they back their product.
I sure expected more than 1500 miles out of a new motor! Anyone else had this type of problem out of an Ultima engine?
Last edited by choptop; Apr 4, 2011 at 06:16 PM. Reason: Clean it up. lol
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had a local shop put it back together, still a little noisey, John, you mentioned once how to adjust the lifters to keep the noice down.
Sometimes it takes 4 1/2 to tame it but I have the same lifters that are in the Ultima's and at 5 turns, still has the sewing machine sound at idle when hot, the Harley "B's" I just removed were quiet at an idle but had other issues, sooo I think being a little noisy is the Ultima Johnsons calling card.
Reset them and see where the depth is for sure and try 4 turns first and see what they sound like hot. Be sure to let them bleed off before turning the motor and make sure the pushtubes are 32 threads per inch.