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Old May 23, 2011 | 07:05 AM
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I would look toward the carbon build up thing, most likely candidate.
 
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Old May 23, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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In response to pinging or top end it sounds like it could be either now that you mention it.I am old and don't hear well but I can hear this very well.Can anyone distinguish the difference in the two.It sounds similar to a car pinging.This is happening when you run through the gears and hit 4000 or better and has just started a few days ago.I'm old but I still turn it loose often.Thanks
 
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Old May 23, 2011 | 09:11 AM
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Like pebbles hitting your fender. Find some cables for your TTS and collect some spark data.
 
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Old May 25, 2011 | 01:58 PM
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I put over 100 miles on my bike with seafoam added and the pinping has almost disappeared so thanks so much for the info.So now I'm going to build to a 103 with tmans 555 cams.I know one can never leave well enough alone.
 
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