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Rebuilding the top half of the engine with the engine in the bike... The cam chain is back on now. Thanks to guidance from Crazy Steve I found the problem I was having getting the cams to sync with the crank.
The cam chain was off the sprocket but wedged inside towards the #1 cylinder side so it very much felt and acted like it was engaged, yet spongy. I was getting eratic results when moving the crank.
The cam chain was off to the side of the crankshaft sprocket. I tried for the longest time to get it to go on but it persisted in staying to the left side of the sprocket (towards #1 cylinder).
What I finally did to get it on was to lean the bike about 15-20 degrees towards # 4 cylinder & rest the bike against me & a wall so it couldn't fall over and I could have gravity bring the chain towards the #4 side. With that steep angle, the chain when loosened fell downward and when I felt the slack, a hard pull upward secured it on the crank sprocket.
I then used a Bungie as Steve suggested to keep the chain engaged and from there it was simply figuring which teeth the cam sprockets need to be set in to have the cams in sync with the crankshaft.
Prolly old hat to the old timers but it was what it took for me to get over that hump. Just passing the info on to the next guy or gal...
The cam chain was off the sprocket but wedged inside towards the #1 cylinder side so it very much felt and acted like it was engaged, yet spongy. I was getting eratic results when moving the crank.
The cam chain was off to the side of the crankshaft sprocket. I tried for the longest time to get it to go on but it persisted in staying to the left side of the sprocket (towards #1 cylinder).
What I finally did to get it on was to lean the bike about 15-20 degrees towards # 4 cylinder & rest the bike against me & a wall so it couldn't fall over and I could have gravity bring the chain towards the #4 side. With that steep angle, the chain when loosened fell downward and when I felt the slack, a hard pull upward secured it on the crank sprocket.
I then used a Bungie as Steve suggested to keep the chain engaged and from there it was simply figuring which teeth the cam sprockets need to be set in to have the cams in sync with the crankshaft.
Prolly old hat to the old timers but it was what it took for me to get over that hump. Just passing the info on to the next guy or gal...
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