Specs and oil capacity

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You don't. This ain't an old Chevy or Mopar product. Your Ironhead may only hold four pounds of oil pressure idling on a hot day. But, the Harley oilling system is a high volume low pressure system. The bottom end of your Ironhead is built using roller bearings instead of shell type "insert" bearing like in a car or the foreign built bikes. In between the rollers, there is nothing to maintain the oil pressure on the system and the oil flows freely. As long as you've got a good "return" of oil coming back to the oil tank, your engine is fine.

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Steve

Torque values for the cylinders and rocker box on a 1979 XLH 1000 Ironhead Sportster are as follows.

Cylinder base torque - 25-35 foot pounds.
Cylinder head torque - 55 -65 foot pounds
Rocker box torque - 14 -19 foot pounds

If your bike is NOT the bike listed above, repost and tell me the year model of your bike.

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Steve

SOUNDS LIKE VALVES -ADJUSTMENT,SEATING OR TIMING
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the post should be the same as an original. The wires should be green and tan. Green wire goes to the post towards the front wheel and the tan to the post nearest the engine. Don't forget to "polarize" the generator before starting. procedure is in the service manual. Momentarily short between the battery positive post and the field terminal.