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[HEADPAN62]

well started my 2001fltrsei2 sat. morning and she made a horrific (knocking)noise for about 30 seconds and went away....just so happened I was at a bro's house in VA. ready for a ride....started and stopped for 500 miles that day and never heard it again,,,till sunday morning,,same thing,,,,she knocked for about 30 seconds and then slowly went away...rode her for about 50 miles and it seemed it was getting louder(or was I listening too close)....well even if i was she (NEVER) in 56,000 miles made this noise...colapsed lifter??...anyone else have this problem??...I'm hoping lifters...anyone have faulty lifters??....help!!

[rednectum]

good habit to change lifters and cam chains/tensioner shoes every 20000 miles.

that said, at your mileage, i would be looking at oil pupm also.

[HEADPAN62]

had my tensioners done @ 39,000...oil pump they said was ok....they also removed oil tank to do a full cleaning...also had to relocate my engine breather to atmosphere for it has blowby

[rednectum]

had my tensioners done @ 39,000...oil pump they said was ok....they also removed oil tank to do a full cleaning...also had to relocate my engine breather to atmosphere for it has blowby

well, thats it for me, hoping it is only lifter(s). maybe someone else can pinpoint it for ya.

good luck and i hope its not an expensive fix!

[HEADPAN62]

ah,,the joy of extended warrenty....

[Panhead_Jimmy]

I had a valve guide (2004 SEEG) make intermittent tapping sounds until it stuck the valve and hit the piston and bent a rod.  I'd have a competent technician use a stethoscope on the engine to try to narrow down the area that the noise is coming from...then disassemble and inspect. 

Or, like I did, wait until you're 400 miles away from your home-dealer and let it blow.
Good luck.

[HEADPAN62]

yeah, i had that hapen to a bro of mine,,,valve actually stuck into the piston,,,,88 inch early evo though..I did my stehoscoping and found it to be front cyl...dont think its a guide,,well see,, she is at the dealership now..

[HEADPAN62]

faulty lifters,,4 fresh ones on the way next day air,,wish they would had did-em 17,000 miles ago when the tensioners were done,,,,well thats strike 3 for my twin cam,,56,000 miles on her..,,,,,been riding harleys for 20 years and about 200,000 miles,,,,seriously thinking about a goldwing for touring purpose's only,,pans and evo's forever!!

[VAZHOG]

faulty lifters,,4 fresh ones on the way next day air,,wish they would had did-em 17,000 miles ago when the tensioners were done,,,,well thats strike 3 for my twin cam,,56,000 miles on her..,,,,,been riding harleys for 20 years and about 200,000 miles,,,,seriously thinking about a goldwing for touring purpose's only,,pans and evo's forever!!

You only change the oil every 8,000 miles if you want to  That's it, but then again it only a goldwing and nothing special.

[GMR-PERFORMANCE]

The whole idea of having to check on tensioners is just plain funny. And really I would not go over 10K for a inspection. Bottom line HD has problems with that entire set up. You can worry about it or swap in a gear drive and billet cam plate and forget about it.

Example i bought a new LTR450 quad. They have a issue with the shifter support breaking off and ruining the case. Cost on the parts over 150 bucks my labor 5 hours to take apart a brand new bike.  State of mind knowing that I can enjoy my riding time in the dunes , pricless. Just saying

 Oh the warranty on a 9k quad is 6 months.