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We got the head back on, cams in, and the chain back on. What a PITA that was. The darn thing was stretched almost to it's limits and wouldn't grab the lower sprocket until I put the tensioner back on. I kept thinking it was off to one side of the lower sprocket, but I finally just looked down there with my boroscope and the problem became instantly clear - man I love that tool 
. I checked the clearances, and only the #4 exhaust was in spec. Most of them had to be adjusted by 2 shim sizes. That just blew my mind - QRFan spent $2400 bucks with this cork soaker, and he didn't even adjust the valves! Anyway, I ran a compression test on a stone cold motor - no carbs, no exhaust - and here's the numbers - #1 - 120, #2 - 120, #3 - 115, #4 - 120. This thing just had a ring job, and the hatch marks are still visible, so the numbers should go up when they're fully seated. I'll run the compression test again when I get the exhaust and carbs mounted, and get it running, so I can do the warm dry and wet tests.
. I checked the clearances, and only the #4 exhaust was in spec. Most of them had to be adjusted by 2 shim sizes. That just blew my mind - QRFan spent $2400 bucks with this cork soaker, and he didn't even adjust the valves! Anyway, I ran a compression test on a stone cold motor - no carbs, no exhaust - and here's the numbers - #1 - 120, #2 - 120, #3 - 115, #4 - 120. This thing just had a ring job, and the hatch marks are still visible, so the numbers should go up when they're fully seated. I'll run the compression test again when I get the exhaust and carbs mounted, and get it running, so I can do the warm dry and wet tests.
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