So I finally got my 929 running, it’s been a while and I thought it sounded great , however a buddy said it sounds like I might have a loose valve because there is a tick noise. I’m going to try and upload the 25 second video , tell me what you think. And if so, any suggestions on how to pinpoint which valve or do I just got to check them all again. I forgot to mention I just put a full exhaust on, did valve clearance, and thought I put all the proper siZes in , now I’m second guessing myself

 

Check them all, when the engine is cold. Some reason file won't download completely. Will take a listen if it does finish.

 

thanks bro. Man I was so happy to have the bike running , and now I got to rip her apart again smh...o well better safe then sorry right? Thanks for the advice bro, idk why it didn’t finish. I’ll check back in later and see .

 

I can't open it either. Did you check the valves already? Are you sure it's not an exhaust leak at the header?

 

you know what, it very well could be. I was having that issue before when I first installed the new headers. I used the firegum stuff that came with the exhaust, but it still had a leak. Any suggestions on a quick way to seal it and try to rule it out without having to remove them?

 

How about 4 of these ?

https://www.partzilla.com/product/ho...cbf677d04bc125

 

I took out the old gaskets and replaced them with the ones that came with the exhaust system. However, this was my first time changing headers , but it seemed fairly simple . Basically replaced them, put the new headers on, torqued it down to spec. But , when I changed my exhaust valve shims, I had removed the camshafts, so when I put them back on I put oil on them to lube them up, I spilled a bit on accident and when I started the bike I noticed I had a leak from the headers and also the little hole under each header pipe. It was leaking oil it looked like. I thought that was because I spilled some in there and it was pushing it out. It was so bad it screwed all the plugs up I had to replace them. Well, I removed the headers , put more fire gun gasket paste on the gaskets and put the header on however I can see maybe 1 or 2 tiny spots it could possibly leak through. Uhhhh brother I’m getting so fed up I’m ready to sell her and get a newer bike. I’m into it so much money I’ll never ever get what I put into it and the way it’s going it seems like it more n more problems

 

also , I got another question. Kind of off topic. So I switched my ecu over the winter after troubleshooting crank no start. I got down to either the wire harness or ecu. I replaced both. Bike fired up. However now on my cluster everything works BUT my tach. Any suggestions on what that could be? I really don’t think it would be the ecu if everything else seems to work fine. Then again all the **** that happens with this bike man I just know anymore

 

There is essentially 3 possible things for the Tach not working. ECU is bad, wiring connection from ECU to the Tach is bad, or the Tachometer is bad. You need a Peak Voltage tester in order to see the signal between the ECU and Tach. I'd start with checking the connections since those have been messed with.

 

wow man. That’s crazy. When my old ecu was in and it was running. It was fine. So this guy sold me a bad ecu probably. I’m going to try my old ecu back I. And see if I got any luck