'95 FXDWG - Eerie Random Engine Noise
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Some people call them tappets , some call them lifters , some call them cam followers , I've been a Mechanic all my life and called them all of the above at some time or another. The term cam follower is certainly not exclusive to overhead cam engines.
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I apologise for the misunderstanding.
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The British call lifters cam followers , they have odd names for lot's of things, like , the hood on a car is a "bonnet" or , a wrist pin is a " gudgeon pin".
I've seen lifters listed as "cam followers" in more than one catalog.
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They also drive on the wrong side of the road....
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I've done all kinds of wrenching, fabrication, machining, but this is my first HD. I do have the service manual as well, but it's always nice to have some experienced guys filling in the gaps and helping to fast forward diagnosis etc.
I had a little time this morning to fire up the bike. Checked all the exhaust flanges, nuts, studs, clamps, etc and they all looked good. Then while the machine was idling, I started feeling the pushrod tubes and the furthest one rearward was vibrating whereas the other three were not.
I then focussed my attention upwards following the noise to the rocker/valve cover area and am pretty sure that's where the random noise is coming from. It sounds rocker arm/valve spring-ish....again, it is not a constant ticking sound, it's totally random, comes and goes, just making one click.
I suppose first thing Sat I'll crack open the rocker cover and inspect that. I've attached a picture of the push rod. Again, the bike is a 1995 - are these stock or aftermarket rods? Seems to me stock pushrods in the manual look non-adjustable.
Let's see where this goes now...thanks guys
I had a little time this morning to fire up the bike. Checked all the exhaust flanges, nuts, studs, clamps, etc and they all looked good. Then while the machine was idling, I started feeling the pushrod tubes and the furthest one rearward was vibrating whereas the other three were not.
I then focussed my attention upwards following the noise to the rocker/valve cover area and am pretty sure that's where the random noise is coming from. It sounds rocker arm/valve spring-ish....again, it is not a constant ticking sound, it's totally random, comes and goes, just making one click.
I suppose first thing Sat I'll crack open the rocker cover and inspect that. I've attached a picture of the push rod. Again, the bike is a 1995 - are these stock or aftermarket rods? Seems to me stock pushrods in the manual look non-adjustable.
Let's see where this goes now...thanks guys
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I've done all kinds of wrenching, fabrication, machining, but this is my first HD. I do have the service manual as well, but it's always nice to have some experienced guys filling in the gaps and helping to fast forward diagnosis etc.
I had a little time this morning to fire up the bike. Checked all the exhaust flanges, nuts, studs, clamps, etc and they all looked good. Then while the machine was idling, I started feeling the pushrod tubes and the furthest one rearward was vibrating whereas the other three were not.
I then focussed my attention upwards following the noise to the rocker/valve cover area and am pretty sure that's where the random noise is coming from. It sounds rocker arm/valve spring-ish....again, it is not a constant ticking sound, it's totally random, comes and goes, just making one click.
I suppose first thing Sat I'll crack open the rocker cover and inspect that. I've attached a picture of the push rod. Again, the bike is a 1995 - are these stock or aftermarket rods? Seems to me stock pushrods in the manual look non-adjustable.
Let's see where this goes now...thanks guys
I had a little time this morning to fire up the bike. Checked all the exhaust flanges, nuts, studs, clamps, etc and they all looked good. Then while the machine was idling, I started feeling the pushrod tubes and the furthest one rearward was vibrating whereas the other three were not.
I then focussed my attention upwards following the noise to the rocker/valve cover area and am pretty sure that's where the random noise is coming from. It sounds rocker arm/valve spring-ish....again, it is not a constant ticking sound, it's totally random, comes and goes, just making one click.
I suppose first thing Sat I'll crack open the rocker cover and inspect that. I've attached a picture of the push rod. Again, the bike is a 1995 - are these stock or aftermarket rods? Seems to me stock pushrods in the manual look non-adjustable.
Let's see where this goes now...thanks guys
Definitely not stock.
Probability is that your pushrod is bent.