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I just attempted a valve adjustment. I set everything as I was supposed to but there is a lot of noise from the heads. I rechecked 3X and I can only guess that I have them too loose. Will I damage anything riding with them too loose for a short while until I can get it to the dealer to be done properly? Or is it normal for them to sound as if they were too loose for a few miles? It is an 06 C-50.
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I always use consecutive sized three feeler gauges when doing valves.
The middle one is the size the gap's supposed to be. The lower one should let you feel a slight tick when you jiggle the rocker arm, the middle one should slide in with minimal resistance and no tick and the larger one should only go in with force and really drag between the valve and rocker arm. The other thing that can be a PITA is when you tighten the lock nut you may be altering the adjustment a hair. Recheck the clearances and adjust again if needed.
It may be just a tad loose. Does the tick go away after the engine is warmed to running temps? That means the gap is closing.
As far as damage I think it depends upon how far out they are. Every time the lobe comes around it smacks the rocker arm face. OTOH if they're too tight the valves get held open and that can affect heat transfer and therefore cooling. Not good on the exhaust valve.
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I am just outside Birmingham small community called Remlap. I have not let it warm up. I just cranked it and after the first 2 try's it seemed toooo loose and noisy. After the third attempt a lot quieter but don't sound right. I have not riden it at all I only let it idle for a few minutes.
Wishing now I had waited, I really need the bike tomorrow, I need to go and see dad before he has surgury mid afternoon tomorrow. the bike has only 3600 miles on it but I did not have valves checked at 600 miles. maybe my local dealer can get to it first thing in AM.
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Originally posted by C-50 Rider
I am just outside Birmingham small community called Remlap. I have not let it warm up. I just cranked it and after the first 2 try's it seemed toooo loose and noisy. After the third attempt a lot quieter but don't sound right. I have not riden it at all I only let it idle for a few minutes.
Wishing now I had waited, I really need the bike tomorrow, I need to go and see dad before he has surgury mid afternoon tomorrow. the bike has only 3600 miles on it but I did not have valves checked at 600 miles. maybe my local dealer can get to it first thing in AM.
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If you ride it they'll have to let it cool. Got a trailer to haul it on?
I'm not familiar with Remlap. Was born in Birmingham and moved to Tuscaloosa shortly thereafter. We used to go down to Mobile and fly kites.
Good luck to your pop on the surgery front. Hope it's none too serious.
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No trailer, guess I could get it into the back of the truck.
Remlap is just north of Bham towards Oneonta. I will probably have to take the cage this morning, Dad found out Friday he has colon cancer. they believe they can get it all, but wont know for sure untill they get inside.
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Often, the first valve adjustment causes a little more noise as the valves had tightened up just a bit by recessing into the valve seat and were operating with minimal clearances. After adjustment they were opened up a bit and make more moise.
I suggest using the maximum allowable clearance as it allows the longest mileage between adjustments and usually doesn't cause too much noise or clatter. The valves spend more time against the seat, shed more heat into the head and in general last longer, especially the exhaust valve.
The valve noise should be even and sound like lots of mice busily typing away on manual typrwriters!
I think the C-50 engine is the older Intruder engine. I had a 700 cc version and you could always hear the valves a bit.
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quote:
Originally posted by rnielsen
Often, the first valve adjustment causes a little more noise as the valves had tightened up just a bit by recessing into the valve seat and were operating with minimal clearances. After adjustment they were opened up a bit and make more moise.
I suggest using the maximum allowable clearance as it allows the longest mileage between adjustments and usually doesn't cause too much noise or clatter. The valves spend more time against the seat, shed more heat into the head and in general last longer, especially the exhaust valve.
The valve noise should be even and sound like lots of mice busily typing away on manual typrwriters!
I think the C-50 engine is the older Intruder engine. I had a 700 cc version and you could always hear the valves a bit.
Actually it is the Volusia 800 they started calling them C-50's in 04 when they added FI, I have learned that you can't adjust then crank for a few minutes then re-adjust. The noise I have now is too much (sounds like a 350 about to sling a rod or with a spun main bearing), so I will try again today with the bike dead cold. The second and third time I attem | | | |