EV27 cam.....do I need to run adjustable pushrods?
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You don't need them, I don't like them....just one more thing to go wrong....non-adjustable pushrods are a technological advancement over adjustables....why go backwards?
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HD has been running these since late '52...a very long time. When I did the install with the EV27 cam on my '88 Heritage, I also included the fully adjustable pushrods. Personal choice since I have two other bikes that use the same configuration.
Step backwards...maybe; does it work...definitely!
No one will ever accuse me of being a techno wizard. Fully adjustable pushrods have some advantage if you going into the cam case in that you do not have to pull the top end off. Think it is a matter preference IMO anyway.
Step backwards...maybe; does it work...definitely!
No one will ever accuse me of being a techno wizard. Fully adjustable pushrods have some advantage if you going into the cam case in that you do not have to pull the top end off. Think it is a matter preference IMO anyway.
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From: Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand
HD has been running these since late '52...a very long time. When I did the install with the EV27 cam on my '88 Heritage, I also included the fully adjustable pushrods. Personal choice since I have two other bikes that use the same configuration.
Step backwards...maybe; does it work...definitely!
No one will ever accuse me of being a techno wizard. Fully adjustable pushrods have some advantage if you going into the cam case in that you do not have to pull the top end off. Think it is a matter preference IMO anyway.
Step backwards...maybe; does it work...definitely!
No one will ever accuse me of being a techno wizard. Fully adjustable pushrods have some advantage if you going into the cam case in that you do not have to pull the top end off. Think it is a matter preference IMO anyway.
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Which I why I posted my experience with adjustables...
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Running an EV 27, started out with adjustables, but on two occasions had an adjuster come loose. First time I was lucky, there was no damage. Second time it cost me a lifter. I dug the OEM pushrods out from the bottom of my tool chest and put them back in.
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I guess you can say HD has been running these since `52, as long as you ignore the fact that they stopped using them 30 years ago.