2007 ultra 8500 miles now. A while back I purchased Andrews 48 cams and WFO lifters used from a member here on HTT. Low miles on these parts and well marked same lifter same cam lobe. So far have put on about 1000 miles
These cams fit the bill for me marked improvement over the stock cams especially in the engine heat department. I do have 1 little problem. Not all the time. When hot I shut down say to get gas and restart it sounds like 1 lifter is clacking like a new lifter before it's bled out. It goes away after a short time at highway speed It only does it hot cold no problem.
Using S&S quickiee push rods I know I adjusted them correctly. Just wondering if these lifters have different pump up rate then say S&S which I mostly use and this could be normal?
I have an oil gauge and it shows normal pressure in all temp and rpm ranges.
MIKE
Probably a lifter has some crap in it or it's going south. When hot the oil is so much thinner so that is why you will hear it then, takes a little longer to pump up.
Lifters will bleed down if a valve is open while the engine sits. After all we wait for them to bleed down while adjusting or assembling the valve train. How fast they pump back up is another question. It shouldn't take more than a few seconds of running time, maybe 15 seconds.
Lol I bought same cam with S&S lifters here same thing happened , readjusted then got loud again went with stock lifters no problem with over 20k on them. S&S isn't what it used to be