valves

  1. 501Spanky

    Valve Spring Compressor?

    Hi everyone, New guy on the board. I'm chopping an '83 and doing an engine overhaul. Upon pulling the head I have found a leaky exhaust valve. There was a lot of carbon buildup, so I'm hoping it's just carbon on the valve seat. What is the most common valve spring compressor used? Home...
  2. TeeCat

    Finally doing my valves: Question, please...

    Hi, friends. Hey... TC is finally doing his valves! :p The covers all came right off okay, and even the gaskets look good, so I might as well save my new ones. 'k, question: IF I'm right at TDC on each cyl - I am using the method of feeling for slight (gawd, it's tiny!) play in both tappets...
  3. gggGary

    Repairable?

    I have to wonder how long did this take? What started this? Did he make it home? What did it sound like? The guy I bought it from said the engine "didn't turn" Wonder why? OK I am kidding on the repairable. Oh the piston was still free in the cylinder, a chunk of barrel broke off and...
  4. P

    Valve timing problem

    I just rebuilt my engine and now I am trying to time my valves and I have the camshaft set up like the picture in my manual and with the alignment mark facing up and the punch mark facing back and flush with the head and the intake valve doesn't open until 241 degrees, when it is supposed to...
  5. cheftay

    My rebuild...Stay tuned!

    I started this thread on 650rider but now that I'm here I'll lay out the progress of my rebuild again! I started a couple weeks ago by just taking the engine out of the frame: After I got that taken care of I took a week and a half break and then finished( almost) stripping down the frame...
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