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He had his beer goggles on... and that wire clip down at ~6 o'clock looked a lot like the indicator tab at ~8 o'clock.! ;P
T.C.
T. C. Gresham
81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case! History shows again and again,
How nature points out the folly of men!
Hi Guys. Back again (no beer goggles now)
Once again, sorry about that.
I think it was that clip that got my hazy head a bit mixed up.
Was honestly just trying to warn him about making a simple error that ends up being pretty exxy.
Trust me, I made that one myself back in '83 when changing a camchain in my original E. No forums around back then, and a simple misreading of the manual resulted in 4 bent exhaust valves in my pride and joy.
LoHo, that's a brilliant idea about the valves! Now if I only had some in my hot little hand................................
79 SF Special W/ Stock all original motor @ 384,000klms
Stock exhaust, stock airbox, XJ sump, 78E carbs, Xs1100RH seat, Bosch superhorns, 5/8ths front M/c, braided lines, sintered SBS pads, drilled discs, progressive springs, 8" 50w HID headlight 4300K, 2 x 50w HID spiral driving lights, KONI shocks, Spade fuse box
*Touring mode - Plexistar 2 screen, Gearsack rack & bag & saddlebags, homebuilt towbar
*"The Keg"- UC torana hubs, XS11 discs, Tokico 4 spot calipers
The pointeris on the T mark. The cam chain is one tooth out. It's easily done. And easily rectified. As has been said, do not turn the engine over with things as they are now
XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.
I'm thinking this maybe no big deal, that big 22 mm nut on the cam itself might be there for fine tuning the cam (aligning the dots)once the caps are torqued down...anyone care to second that?
Yes, it can be used to hold the cam and stop it turning when the caps are torqued down. It can be easier to remove the sprockets from the cams, line the cams up with the dots and then reattach the sprockets themselves, having made sure that the cam chain is fully tight at the front.
XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.
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