2000 Harley Davidson XL 1200 C Sportster Custom "harleys end engine noise" Questions

...end engine rattle 1989 sportster i have a 1989 sportster that has a bad top end rattle at speed limit and above . it was 1200 kitted before i got it so dont know much on engine history. engine has ...

...end,I was told not to worry about it. Is there any adjustment in the rocker boxes??Or could my motor have solid lifters? Your engine is equipped with hydraulic tappets and there is no adjustments on ...

end. Sounds like it is coming from the left top side of the engine. What causes this? A friend said it was bad oil and I have changed to HD oil, but it is still continuing to make the noice. Thank you

...end of your engine on your Heritage. A Harley-Davidson engine is of an older design being that the valves are pushrod operated. It is not an overhead cam design like a lot of other bikes that try to ...

Harleys dont have valves to adjust. Only the v rod has valves to measure. If your having top end noise , lifters are normally the cause of that . If your having noise in the top end and looking at the

...end, this is normal. Your engine is an older design engine using pushrods to operate the valves instead of the more modern overhead camshaft design like other bikes. This is what makes a Harley a ...

...people describe that noise as a whining type noise. If you still have the original pushrods in your engine, you will have to remove the rocker box covers to get the tappet blocks out. Good luck ...

have 27000 miles on the same oil. If so lots of engine parts are likely worn out. nORMAL FOR SOME AIR BUBBLES TO APPEAR ON THE DIPSTICK WHEN HOT. This engine should not have vibration or top end noise

...engine has. There is no way or need to adjust the valves. If you're hearing a slight tapping noise under the rocker box covers, this is normal. If you're hearing a loud tapping noise that ...

engine noise top end engine noise and vibration at low rpms on the top end of motor and air bubbles on dip stick I would need a description of the noise.