Check top end oiling?
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Check top end oiling?
I just put a Hammer 1250 kit in my ol lady's 2000 Hugger.
Her last top end was a Wiseco 1200 conversion and stuck and fried an exhaust valve, causing the guide to fall apart and suck into the combustion chamber damaging piston and heads.
I just got it all back together and ran the heat/cool cycles Hammer suggests, then took it for a 1 mile ride. When I got back and shut it down it seemed to be smoking from the intake a bit. I know it may be carb cleaner/oil burning off from everything we cleaned up, and everything was coated in assembly lube as it went back together.
Am I being paranoid, but is there any way to check if top end is oiling without tearing everything back down? Oil pressure light goes off on startup and oil is cycling back to tank. Doesn't seem excessively hot, but I only putted a mile and didn't go over 3000-3500rpm.
I just don't want to have all the hours of work and money spent trashed and would love the piece if mind knowing that the top's getting oil...
Maybe check head breathers after the next ride?
Thanks!
Her last top end was a Wiseco 1200 conversion and stuck and fried an exhaust valve, causing the guide to fall apart and suck into the combustion chamber damaging piston and heads.
I just got it all back together and ran the heat/cool cycles Hammer suggests, then took it for a 1 mile ride. When I got back and shut it down it seemed to be smoking from the intake a bit. I know it may be carb cleaner/oil burning off from everything we cleaned up, and everything was coated in assembly lube as it went back together.
Am I being paranoid, but is there any way to check if top end is oiling without tearing everything back down? Oil pressure light goes off on startup and oil is cycling back to tank. Doesn't seem excessively hot, but I only putted a mile and didn't go over 3000-3500rpm.
I just don't want to have all the hours of work and money spent trashed and would love the piece if mind knowing that the top's getting oil...
Maybe check head breathers after the next ride?
Thanks!
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pull a pushrod tube and confirm the pushrod and lifter are saturated in oil. I believe the oil is pumped up throught he oil veins in the cylinders and oil returns through pushrod tubes.
Hopefully someone else will post and confirm
Hopefully someone else will post and confirm
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My first thought is to pull a rocker cover.. Did you do the heads and all or just the jugs and pistons? Who's gaskets?? I'm thinking it would be making noise if it was dry, but I totally get the paranoia...
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Well, at least it's back on the road! Pull a top box and see if there is oil coming out of the rocker shaft end. ( it gets oil from the pushrod through the lifters. ) FYI, a second run through the pushrod adjusting and my new cam has quieted down a bunch. Still gotta a vibration at 3k that I'm sure jetting will cure. Left it at Wiccid last night as I'm too lazy to do that myself. (Don't have a box if jets, needles spacers and dont want one! )
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Sup Greg?
I just hate pulling the rocker box after getting everything buttoned up and it was a miracle to get all the new rubbers lined up on the rear box (someone at HD is evil when they set up access to a sporty's rear rocker box).
I may pull the pushrod tubes loose as suggested as I know the pushrods (stock, non adj) are clean and clear).
I just hate pulling the rocker box after getting everything buttoned up and it was a miracle to get all the new rubbers lined up on the rear box (someone at HD is evil when they set up access to a sporty's rear rocker box).
I may pull the pushrod tubes loose as suggested as I know the pushrods (stock, non adj) are clean and clear).
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Looking forward to your asessment of the kit.. I'm on the fence on my wifes.. I like the 1250 idea, but each company has a thing or two I'd rather come with the other..
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I've done a good bit of research on the 2 kits.. Its like US politics.. Each one points out why the other is bad but delivers a very similar end product.. Not slamming either, just would like an ala carte order from each..
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