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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 02:59 PM
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hey i just bought a 91 shovelhead and i have some weird timing chain noise. can anyone help me locate the timing chain tensioner.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Someone lied to you. You have the only 91 Shovelhead put there!
 
Old Oct 16, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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It'll be tough to answer this question. They stopped making shovelheads in 1985.

If it really is a '91, there is no timing chain.
 
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Show's what you guys know. The timing chain is located just to the left of the radiator return hose. Most likely the noise is coming from the thrust washer that is in the factory turbo which is located adjacent to the timing chain.
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Show's what you guys know. The timing chain is located just to the left of the radiator return hose. Most likely the noise is coming from the thrust washer that is in the factory turbo which is located adjacent to the timing chain.
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hey thanks ironass, but i'm having trouble finding the radiator return hose. is the turbo that chrome thing that says "S&S super" on it?
 
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hey thanks ironass, but i'm having trouble finding the radiator return hose. is the turbo that chrome thing that says "S&S super" on it?
NO, NO, NO. That's the "Speedy Shifter" It's an aftermarket thingy that never really caught on but I liked em. You slam your right knee into it and it shifts the bike really quick (great for drag racing). Most of them I've seen on the early 90's Shovel's don't seem to work that well anymore. I think that people really abused them. They just weren't built that well.
The return hose for the radiator is under the oil bag and connects right in the middle of the radiator.
 
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NO, NO, NO. That's the "Speedy Shifter" It's an aftermarket thingy that never really caught on but I liked em. You slam your right knee into it and it shifts the bike really quick (great for drag racing). Most of them I've seen on the early 90's Shovel's don't seem to work that well anymore. I think that people really abused them. They just weren't built that well.
The return hose for the radiator is under the oil bag and connects right in the middle of the radiator.
well i really need to find the turbo cause you said it could possibly be the thrust washer in the turbo. thanks
 

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On my 98 panhead the timing chain is right next to the indicator for 7th gear, just below the blinker fluid pressure adjustment ***. Hope this helps.
 
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i tried that sppedy shifter thing, and no matter how hard i banged my knee into it it wouldn't shift the bike. now i have a really nasty bruise on my right knee
 
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