Re: OT Car show
- From: Willie Wahoo <a0009914nocrap@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 05:06:50 -0700
On 18 Sep 2005 07:35:08 -0700, "big stinkie" <andythe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>Irv wrote:
>> big stinkie wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Harley content: Taking my FLHT into the shop tomorrow to have them
>> > listen to the engine. Sounds like a handful of gravel and a live duck
>> > in a blender. Noisy sumbitch TC88. Maybe normal, but sounds bad to me.
>> >
>>
>> Yer new one ?????
>>
>Yep...it started out quiet as can be, but about 1K miles I noticed a
>little ticking noise. No biggie...just figured it was a noisy TC88.
>About 2K it got worse, and at 3K it's pretty damned noisy. (Of course,
>noise is a relative thing...might be that it's not too loud for a TC88.
>This is my first one, but it sure sounds loud to me.) Closing in on 4K
>now, and at certain RPMs it sounds like a bad lifter in an old Chevy
>V8. At an idle you can hear the tick tick tick. Can't really tell if
>it's a click or a chain type noise. Hard to explain. Get to about 1800
>RPM and it makes a pretty good racket. Ya get to about 2400 RPM and the
>frequency of ticks abruptly changes to about 50% of what it was. Just
>as loud, but it's like the noise misses every other tick. About 2600
>RPM becomes almost silent. Keep accelerating slowly and at 2800 the
>noise comes right back until about 3100 RPM. Above that it's kinda hard
>to tell just what it's doing.
>
>If I had to explain what it sounds like, I'd say it was a chain that is
>making the noise, and the harmonics of the vibrations at different
>speeds makes the noise come and go. Ya know when you were a kid and you
>tried to shake a rope up and down in order to make 'waves' travel it's
>length...well that's what I imagine is happening to a chain or other
>component of the valve train inside somewhere. At certain speeds, the
>vibrations make the component rattle just right so it's hitting
>something inside. At other RPMs the chain won't make the 'waves.'
>Hence, no noise. I may be waaaay off, but that's what it sounds like to
>an untrained ear.
>
>What really bothers me is that it's getting progresivly worse. I took
>it in at 3K and had a wrench ride it around. He said, and I quote,
>"Well, it's noisier than most, but unless the oil light comes on or it
>starts to smoke, I wouldn't worry about it." ?!?!? I told the service
>manager that a couple days ago and he raised his eyebrows saying
>'That's an unusual answer.' He didn't seem pleased.
>
>I love the bike so far, but the noise scares me. I hope they'll find
>something wrong instead of telling me it's 'normal.' We'll see what
>they say Tuesday or Wednesday. (fingers crossed)
>
>Andy aka Big 'what's that noise?' Stinkie SLOB#3
Never took me that many paragraphs to describe the noise , so you are
doing well having er checked.
Butch & Joyce
NTXNS CRABB MAMBM
'03 FLHRCI
Waco, TX
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