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Old 08-08-2016 | 04:37 PM
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Puf some baby powder around the head gasket area.
 
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Old 08-08-2016 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by STLBagger
Hey guys I did some motor work in the winter and installed .... What the hell is this?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B5i5vq_OkmU
It's that freakin' bird you sucked up in your intake. He starts bitchin' when the temps get to warm. Get rid of the bird.
 
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Old 08-08-2016 | 06:11 PM
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Try removing the air filter and use carb spray to clean the air bypass area for the idle control.
I hope I said that right.
 
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Old 08-08-2016 | 07:12 PM
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The rubber exhaust hanger can make that sound.
 
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Old 08-08-2016 | 08:47 PM
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Every time I look around it sounds like it's coming from the throttle body

I've taken off the air filter and still makes the same noise. Should I take the throttle body off and clean everything I guess
 
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Old 08-08-2016 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by STLBagger
Every time I look around it sounds like it's coming from the throttle body

I've taken off the air filter and still makes the same noise. Should I take the throttle body off and clean everything I guess
Try Soft 02's suggestion in post #11..............it's free.
 
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Old 08-08-2016 | 08:57 PM
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How about the top front motor mount? Just something to look at.
 
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Old 08-08-2016 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 14GuineaPig
How about the top front motor mount? Just something to look at.
I would be spraying every rubber mount with silicon lube for sure before I started disassembling anything.
 
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Old 08-08-2016 | 09:04 PM
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My bike had the same chirping sound. One of the bearings in my roller rockers went bad. Only one was bad but I had all 4 rockers replaced. Problem solved.
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Old 08-08-2016 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sunnenman
My bike had the same chirping sound. One of the bearings in my roller rockers went bad. Only one was bad but I had all 4 rockers replaced. Problem solved.
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Hell I hope the brand new ones didn't go bad. But a possibility. The thing that confuses me is its not constant. I feel if it was a broken part it would be constant than random
 


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