While riding my VD this weekend she developed a bit of a clack that was concerning. No lack of power, ran fine otherwise, however at idle she'd clack a bit. I drained the oil out and added 3 1/2 pumps of fresh oil. This eliminated the noise for the most part, but it would creep back at idle at times. Is this normal or do I need to dig further to the source of the noise?
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Drain your crankcase. Put in 3.5 pumps, drain crankcase and see how many ounces comes out. calculate. Figure out how many ounces per pump you are getting, it varies greatly. I prime with 5 ounces, which on my VL is 4.5 pumps. I was priming with 2.5 pumps and galled a piston. You will get varying opinions on how many ounces to use. The oil in the crankcase on my VL does not reach the edge of the flywheels until I put 4.5 ounces in cases. Good luck with it.
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