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Hey fellas,
The FM says to remove the pushrods in order to remove and replace the rocker box off of the heads. Do you think that bringing both lifters to the bottom most position at the same time would relieve the pressure from the rockers thus bypassing the need to remove the pushrods???
Thanks

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FNG here. i sighned up and was instructed to go to welcome mat to introduce myself, i think someone needs to blow the dust off that place as i don't think anyone looks there. i did see a chic got some responses awile back.
i asked a question in the carb section which was read by a bunch of people but no response. i was just wondering if i missed the secret hand shake or something?

I picked up a 2005 FLHTC a few weeks back. The bike has less than 9,000 mi on her. The previous owner installed an "Open Element Air Cleaner" and Vance N Hines Mufflers. The Vance N Hines were just way too quiet and got ditched for a set of Rush mufflers. The bike has the stock pipes. When I got the bike she idled too fast at about 1300 when hot. I was able to get the idle down to about 1000 when hot, but with the more open breathing rush pipes, I get a lot of popping both between gears and on decelleration. The previous owner already re-jetted the carb and knocked out the mixture screw plug. Since the bike soon developed oil leaks on both rocker boxes (Why does a bike with only 9000 mi do this?) the dealer agreed to fix it under warranty. Since that meant the tank had to come off I asked...