MFJustin
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Stay tuned I've got some pics of the camshaft and rocker box coming up in a few. Wanted some input on wear patterns on some of the stuff.
I'm surprised at that. I've not done it myself but with the tensioner completely removed there ought to be some slack.
The cam bearings should slide horizontally so it shouldn't require much slack anyway because you're not lifting the camshaft at all.
I'm going to need to do the same thing in reverse soon as the PO stripped the engine without breaking the chain.
So another question for the masses, how exactly does the oil delivery system in these bikes work. I only ask because it seems like the entire left side cylinder is just dry. Underneath the burnt piston is bone dry, whereas the right side piston is just completely coated in oil. Is this the result of bad piston rings on the left side piston, being that the oil seeps by and thats why the left side is so dry because it burnt it all up?
Damn after doing a bit more reading around I'm worried the motor might be a total loss.
I don't want to hit the panic button just yet but it'd be great if someone who's done a lot of motor rebuilds on these things could offer some input based on pics