I finally learned what it means!
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I finally learned what it means!
I was reading thru some tech tips on SS cycles website about lifters and pushrods and finally learned why after I shut down my bike more than 10 minutes my valve train makes a racket for at least 10-15 minutes of riding 'Bleed Down'. It doesn't do it if I get right back on it. I've got about 10 minutes to get back on or it will bleed down.
http://www.sscycle.com/feature/featureview.php?s_id=38
I still haven't learned why it only started doing that after close to 8k miles and never did it before. From what I understand from the article it's a normal function and can take up to 20 miles for it to pump back up. I don't remember that many miles going by but it's possible I start ignoring it after a few miles.
What it didn't explain is how i can postpone the bleed down longer than the time it takes mine. From the article it takes approx 20-30 minutes or longer for the bleed down to occur....that's sounds about right in my case.
http://www.sscycle.com/feature/featureview.php?s_id=38
I still haven't learned why it only started doing that after close to 8k miles and never did it before. From what I understand from the article it's a normal function and can take up to 20 miles for it to pump back up. I don't remember that many miles going by but it's possible I start ignoring it after a few miles.
What it didn't explain is how i can postpone the bleed down longer than the time it takes mine. From the article it takes approx 20-30 minutes or longer for the bleed down to occur....that's sounds about right in my case.
Last edited by TUCCI; Jul 28, 2013 at 06:22 PM.
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So is the instructions outlining pump up taking up to 20 miles talking about new lifters or all lifters? I ran my bike for about 130 miles yesterday and never got off more than 10 minutes and no bleed down occurred. Sometimes it doesn't take that long but if I get off for let's say an hour for lunch or whatever it does take a little while to pump back up?
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So is the instructions outlining pump up taking up to 20 miles talking about new lifters or all lifters? I ran my bike for about 130 miles yesterday and never got off more than 10 minutes and no bleed down occurred. Sometimes it doesn't take that long but if I get off for let's say an hour for lunch or whatever it does take a little while to pump back up?
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It is....under warranty. That's why I've been bonin up on lifters, I may be tackling it down the road. I don't want those idiots touching my bike let alone diagnosing it. The more I read about it, the more it sinks in. A matter of time before I know what I'm doing. Gaterman seems to be the lifter of choice the forum pro's are using. Guess I posted this thread in a continuing effort to increase my knowledge base with input from readers, absorbing what I can use and discarding the rest. Keep talking people, I'm listening.
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That's what I hear, did you do them yourself or have it done? Did they rub against the rod covers or do they come with their own? What made you change from stock, same reason as I have or during a build?