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[Terry60]

Got about .5 miles from home and engine started making a very bad tapping/ knocking noise, had 502 miles on it and at 543.5 starting


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[HD Street Performance]

Could be a broken rocker shaft. Could be a bad lifter. Take it to the dealer, warranty will cover this

[Terry60]

Could be a broken rocker shaft. Could be a bad lifter. Take it to the dealer, warranty will cover this

I did and they heard it several times and then let it run for awhile and said it went away,yesterday the said it could be a lifter and today they are saying it probably had air in the lifter,
$50000 for this Tri glide and they are telling me they just can’t put parts into it and not sure what the problem was and that it’s not doing it now


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[mark]

I did and they heard it several times and then let it run for awhile and said it went away,yesterday the said it could be a lifter and today they are saying it probably had air in the lifter,
$50000 for this Tri glide and they are telling me they just can’t put parts into it and not sure what the problem was and that it’s not doing it now


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Welcome to the wonderful world of HD customer service. 

[Terry60]

This was at the dealership where I bought it


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[Terry60]

I have a video of what it was doing , just can’t get it to post


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[Cat Eye]

I did and they heard it several times and then let it run for awhile and said it went away,yesterday the said it could be a lifter and today they are saying it probably had air in the lifter,
$50000 for this Tri glide and they are telling me they just can’t put parts into it and not sure what the problem was and that it’s not doing it now


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Sorry to hear this....if that’s the case, air is getting into the lifters, then I would ask/expect them to fix it.

Personally, I have never heard of lifter bleeding down after the engine has been running for awhile and I would be very interested in listening to the mechanic explain how this could happen. 

Good Luck and let us known how you make out. 

[grc]

So the engine ran normally when you started it up, ran normally for a half mile, and then starting knocking.  Lifters don't usually leak down while they are running, if they leak down you would hear it at start-up.  I suppose a piece of trash in the oil could have plugged the lifter temporarily, OR a valve could have been sticking open, or a lot of other things.  Call Harley-Davidson, tell them what happened and what the dealer blew you off with, then play your video (audio) for them, let them know you are not happy.

Jerry

[Mofo67]

Having a similar issue with the 131 kit on my CVO SG. At about 550 miles on the motor I pulled in the garage and thought it sounded loud. A couple days later road it about 3 miles to get heat in the motor to change the oil. Pulled in the garage and it was knocking loud.
Contacted the dealer, they brought me a loaner and picked up my bike. HD ask for a lot of test to be ran and of now diagnosed that the front 2 lifters are bad. It goes on the lift at 1:00 for the dealer to remove the lifters and inspect the motor for additional damage.
At start up it sounded 100% normal, about 30 seconds you could hear it get louder. At about a minute it was very loud.

[ultrafxr]

Friend has 2019 Road King and after just a few 000 miles it started making tapping noise - but on startup which is more typical of bad lifter.  Dealer kept it overnight and heard it, consulted with mother Harley who had them run several diagnostic procedures which were of no avail but would not authorize them to remove and inspect the lifters.  Finally after b**ching and complaining he and the service manager finally got mother Harley to take action . . . and the action they authorized was total complete disassembly of the motor.  WTF.  And yes the final determination was a bad lifter.  You just can't make this chit up.

[Terry60]

So the engine ran normally when you started it up, ran normally for a half mile, and then starting knocking.  Lifters don't usually leak down while they are running, if they leak down you would hear it at start-up.  I suppose a piece of trash in the oil could have plugged the lifter temporarily, OR a valve could have been sticking open, or a lot of other things.  Call Harley-Davidson, tell them what happened and what the dealer blew you off with, then play your video (audio) for them, let them know you are not happy.

Jerry

I rode the bike for 42.5 miles and then this started


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[Terry60]

I rode the bike for 42.5 miles and then this started


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Is there no way I can post the video on what the bike sounds like after riding it for 42.5 miles


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[Twolanerider]

Is there no way I can post the video on what the bike sounds like after riding it for 42.5 miles


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Not here directly.  Post it to Youtube or some other hosting site than link it here.

[Terry60]

Is there no way I can post the video on what the bike sounds like after riding it for 42.5 miles


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[Terry60]

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Follow the you tube link to hear my engine running and the sound it’s making


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