Change lifters or don't
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 872
Likes: 20
From: Niagara Falls Canada
change them
I did se255 cams 2 years later bike keeps stalling when stopped at a light, I check every electrical thing can think of nothing stopped the problem. so finally im wondering if the valves are not opening properly at low rpm, bad lifter cam lobe chewed off, so i pull the cams out then look at the lifters find small pits in the face on 2 of the rollers, now the big question is where did the pieces go to. flushed out the crankcase cam box strained all the liquid that came out nothing quessing it went into the filter. only thing i can figure is the tiny pieces must have went into the lifter oil fill hole and valves in lifter didnt pump up properly causing the odd stall at idle. ended up using new stock harley lifters since i had to buy new cams had very tiny scratches on one of the lobes and was worried it would start to pit just like the roller face did. so because of the new cam purchase I didnt have enough money for a set of woods lifters. ended up with harley c lifters, no b left anywhere. the c lifters dont pump us as nice as the b's did. for 280 bucks and the possibility of pulling it apart again get new ones and not harley c version either odd thing was ,I didnt see one mark in the oil pump gears
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 1,596
Likes: 9
From: Cherokee Co. Georgia
I did se255 cams 2 years later bike keeps stalling when stopped at a light, I check every electrical thing can think of nothing stopped the problem. so finally im wondering if the valves are not opening properly at low rpm, bad lifter cam lobe chewed off, so i pull the cams out then look at the lifters find small pits in the face on 2 of the rollers, now the big question is where did the pieces go to. flushed out the crankcase cam box strained all the liquid that came out nothing quessing it went into the filter. only thing i can figure is the tiny pieces must have went into the lifter oil fill hole and valves in lifter didnt pump up properly causing the odd stall at idle. ended up using new stock harley lifters since i had to buy new cams had very tiny scratches on one of the lobes and was worried it would start to pit just like the roller face did. so because of the new cam purchase I didnt have enough money for a set of woods lifters. ended up with harley c lifters, no b left anywhere. the c lifters dont pump us as nice as the b's did. for 280 bucks and the possibility of pulling it apart again get new ones and not harley c version either odd thing was ,I didnt see one mark in the oil pump gears
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 872
Likes: 20
From: Niagara Falls Canada
Nope
That solved the problem. Never stalled again and that was 2 years ago now. I still don't like the c lifters. Noisey at start most of the time and low rpm the odd tick till over 2 grand. Get gstermans. Woods. S and s. Just forget Harley c lifters
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
martin10
Engine Mechanical Topics
7
Dec 10, 2015 11:46 AM
gmc
Touring Models
9
Mar 11, 2013 10:40 PM
