Pseudo
XS650 Member
I created a post a while ago about how me xscharge kit wasn't giving any spark. With that problem solved I moved on to getting the bike running. I found the fuel lines leaking, and after I pulled the airbox to replace the lines I found that the shop the previous owner used, spliced in a regulator/rectifier incorrectly and destroyed the harness where the R/R shorted out.
Anyways, after replacing the wiring harness the bike fired up for the first time I owned it. But obviously timing was off and it was sputtering a little. I got the timing light out and with the ignition plate fully retarded, the timing line is lining up with the advance mark. (Has the original alternator, not PMA)
I have read a few forums saying that this could be caused by a worn cam chain, or potentially a jumped tooth. The bike has 53k KMs on the odometer, so the chain could be the problem. I want to find out if its truly the chain before I start pulling the engine apart.
The engine sounds healthy, at least with the ignition plate full retard. I couldn't hear any chains slapping, or valves ticking. But if I have to do a chain replacement, anyone have a parts list that would be required for it, and anything else I should do while I'm in there.
Cheers, and thanks in advance.
Anyways, after replacing the wiring harness the bike fired up for the first time I owned it. But obviously timing was off and it was sputtering a little. I got the timing light out and with the ignition plate fully retarded, the timing line is lining up with the advance mark. (Has the original alternator, not PMA)
I have read a few forums saying that this could be caused by a worn cam chain, or potentially a jumped tooth. The bike has 53k KMs on the odometer, so the chain could be the problem. I want to find out if its truly the chain before I start pulling the engine apart.
The engine sounds healthy, at least with the ignition plate full retard. I couldn't hear any chains slapping, or valves ticking. But if I have to do a chain replacement, anyone have a parts list that would be required for it, and anything else I should do while I'm in there.
Cheers, and thanks in advance.