Huge shout out to you for all of your advice and excellent parts inventory!!! I never suspected that one of the first things I did when I bought...
Well it is finally completed! Had to take a long break and ended up finding a mechanic with experience with these bikes nearby. But it is finally...
My current woes, hoping Chacal can help with the parts. A great lesson to use my fingers first
Finally got it off (thanks to your tip!) but the whole thing came out too! At least I can take this to a shop and get it fixed.
Thank you.
Well I have no idea if I am royally screwed or not why torquing it to 10n-m this snapped off and my other one got stuck and just spins… how do I...
Well finally got around to taking it apart… o ring got crushed and ripped apart at the exact spot where it was leaking the oil previously. And...
Even if all that is new from a kit I bought from Chacal? Within the last 2 years?
I had done that when I put it back together so it was probably a bad idea to tighten those two pass their recommended torque… well my next major...
that was the first thing I tried, took out the socket wrench and tightened both on that side. I’m happy I’m starting to think like the pros though!
I did have to go into the head earlier because the cam chain was off the sprocket. If the gasket was slightly torn or an o ring fell out, that...
Well I checked and the good news is that the valve cover gasket isn’t leaking but boy does the lower gasket pictured
I was in my garage but had the fan blowing on me so very possible. Will be checking that, could it be due to the bike reving up to 6k rpm with the...
So was having earlier issues of it having a high idle when the enrichment was engaged and started messing with the idle screw to no avail. And...
So I hooked up the battery, the instrument lights turned on, horn worked, head light wasn’t able to test since I didn’t get the bike running. Good...
also if you have your battery hooked up it can fry the TCI if you use a trickle charger right? I am trying to find in the forums where someone...
ahhh ok I have messed with the starter and replaced/cleaned parts of it. I have done this process before a long time ago, hopefully with a new...
cleaned/chem dipped the carbs and got a replacement kit from chacal, replaced the coils which were not in spec. I will check into cranking...
Hey guys, bike update, I got the shims in and was able to set the fuel levels. all levels were between 2-3mm which is in spec. I cannot stress...
Was able to get the shims checked and I should only need a 250, will buy that off of Chacal and remeasure and hopefully that should be good!
I was able to completely correct it, I’m really glad you caught that for me. Thanks
Well sh*t, might have done that, will look now
Wouldn’t that be a tooth in the wrong direction making it looser between the camshaft and the intake?
Final result and I’m calling it close enough right now
I’m not sure I did, I read the DIY steps for doing it, I think bigfritz put out? Would that just damage the bucket and make it less likely for...
Well I was able to get it done with very little issue, my intake is slightly off like the link to the other thread talks about. Now I just need to...
I done think it was haha I had to take apart the top engine to get low enough to put it on the sprocket… it explains why I was having so much...
Is the chain supposed to be on that sprocket? Could that be my issue?
I mean I am going to have to try and see if I can but honestly I did my best to keep those suckers pretty taught, unfortunately I work until...
I believe I have tested this out as well and the #1 piston was TDC at the T mark
Well all the gaskets were replaced because it sat for a decade in a barn, and I polished up some of the parts and made sure they were sitting...
roughly 4,000-5,000 miles
I have had it where there was some binding but I have done this process close to 15 times, I feel like that is definitely the issue but I'm not...
i was able to make my first video. Apologies for quality but this is what I have been trying to do. [MEDIA]
I finally had a buddy help take a video while I was working on it. I will be putting the footage all together and should hopefully be able to show...
haha I appreciate it regardless, losing my mind and feel like once I get over this problem and redo the valve shims there would be very little...
So my exhaust cam shaft guild is bolted into its position, and I believe the intake is in the right spot but I will definitely double check that!
Yep that’s exactly what I have been doing, something just keeps slipping. they nearly line up when I have it aligned with the C on the timing...
I’m going to put together a YouTube video this weekend of what I’m doing and will post it. And I apologize but what do you mean by the inlet?
I have it tight from the exhaust to the crankshaft and from the crankshaft to the intake with the loose chain between the exhaust and intake...
I want to bang my head against the wall, I keep matching the TDC mark and the two marks on the cam lobes but when I put my cam chain tensioner in...
Hey guys, back at it again, so I have all three marks lined up, the TDC and two camshafts. I am struggling with understanding how to get the...
So what would be the proper way to get all three of the marks to line up? Undo the cam tensioner, undo the sprockets and put slack in the chain,...
Well now I’m not sure if something slipped or if I messed up but I thought the notches on the cams were supposed to match up with the notches on...
Spark plugs out how would the inner cams be making contact if the outer are T(DC)? I understood that to be the furthest point from the shims. I...
Hey guys, put the top end of the engine back together and going through the shim clearance check and around the top end mark (T) when rotating...
That is a very easy and helpful way of remembering that. My issue ended up being that I didn't properly tighten the cam chain tensioner. That has...
I believe I found the thread on how to fix it and the problem has been resolved
Hey guys! Been a while but got bored and decided to work in the cold garage this weekend. I put the top engine back together and am on the step in...
Oh hell yes I did go down a rabbit hole haha! but, I have enjoyed tearing down the top end and seeing how it all works by hand. I am going to...
