blackbullet76
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posted October 14, 2008 04:52 AM
start-up chatter
Everyone knows the immediate start-up chatter the 14 has. Best of my knowledge, it's coming from the hydraulic cam chain tensioner. It has to build up pressure before the slack is taken out. Sometimes on my 07 14 with 8000 miles on it, the chatter will go on for several seconds instead of the usual second or two it always takes. I was just wondering if my tensioner is going bad? If so, would the APE mechanical one be best to replace it with?
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spawn
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posted October 14, 2008 06:57 AM
My 07 has 18000 miles on it and and has always done this i have used a variety of oils seems to have no influence on the rattle when its cold.(well 20w50 helps a little)
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Bently
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posted October 14, 2008 07:09 AM
My first 06 did not do this, my new 06 does but I guess it don't bother me.
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madboost
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posted October 14, 2008 09:02 AM
most of them do it, its normal
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Big Ced
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posted October 14, 2008 10:50 AM
Glad to hear I took mines into the shop for this and I am still waiting on the results. But if yall say it is normal it will be good to see what they say?
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blackbullet76
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posted October 14, 2008 11:03 AM
Ok, thanks. I'll continue to ride as normal :-)
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2007 ZX-14 black
Brocks s-meg exhaust
PCIII w/track map
BMC race filter
Flies removed
16 tooth front sprocket
Speedohealer
APE cam chain tensioner
Vortex rearsets
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tater
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posted October 14, 2008 01:42 PM
 Edited By: tater on 14 Oct 2008 21:43
mine has done it since it had 1 mile on it. It know has 9700 miles and the noise is still the same. afew seconds of letting it run and it goes away
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Smooth_G
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posted October 15, 2008 09:02 PM
oil pressure is what tensions the cam chain,,so it takes a few seconds to pump up,,dont trip,, mine does it too,,,n it always will
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Jus Cruisin
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Old Dude
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posted October 17, 2008 03:14 AM
There was talk about using the zx-12 tensioner/ or using the Concours tensioner (different?) on the 14's a while back. Anyone still doing it? My '08 is now starting to make noise after being quiet for the first 4,000 miles.
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Cajunboyz
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posted October 17, 2008 03:23 AM
Some people( Carpenter Racing) are using the ZX-12 tensioner. All there doing is milling .120 off the face(the part the bolts to the head) .
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