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I flushed the engine enough to notice a difference on the screens. The bits and pieces in the oil appear to be the cam chain guide (black plastic slivers and aluminum chunks). I bought a new guide from mikesxs but won't be ready to pull the head anytime soon. Does anyone know if I can...

I finally got around to draining the oil and I'm really mad at myself for not doing this the day I got it. barely half a qt of oil came out. :doh: The large chunks seemed to be aluminum since they weren't attracted to the magnets. There was quite a bit of thick sludge that accumulated at the...

thanks 5twins for the info. LittleBill, thanks for the awesome videos. Now I'm hung up on the instructions for setting the cam chain tensioner plunger flush with the adjuster. I've read this thread from beginning to end twice and have read every other thread that google can find on...

5twins, I have a Type D assy that I want to turn into Type E as well. I just want to confirm before ordering these three parts. I need 18, 37, and 38? Thanks

After the muffler fell off, it ran good at various speeds (including idle) for 20 minutes before it died on me. I would not have been as worried if it would've died immediately after the muffler fell off. Wasn't able to find the muffler, it was an hour before I could go back and look for it. I...

looks like some bad stuff went down in that left cylinder. When I cycle the Pistons with the kickstarter I can hear scratching and its stiffer than normal. What's my move from here? Pull the head off and assess the damage?

I'm new to this site, this is my first post. I just got a '77 xs650 and could use some advice. I was cruising at 65mph and my muffler falls off my headers. (I have the Mac 2 in 1 exhaust) Before I could find a place to make a U-turn the bike started bogging on one cylinder. The second...