should I be hearing my valves?

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:19 am

Sometimes the gasket comes off OK. ..........lm

allthumbs wrote:hardly a detectable movement in the shaft. can't see it move I can just barley feel it. if I remove the whole assembly I'll have to clean it up and replace the gasket no?

allthumbs · Post by **allthumbs** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:02 pm

this all seems fine, I guess I'll just plan on the rivet weld a little later.

still the damn popping on the left side. I give up on perfection

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:18 pm

Adjust carb air/slow speed screw. ......................lm

allthumbs wrote:this all seems fine, I guess I'll just plan on the rivet weld a little later.

still the damn popping on the left side. I give up on perfection

allthumbs · Post by **allthumbs** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:31 pm

every day man, every day

allthumbs · Post by **allthumbs** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:46 pm

and the popping stopped. awesome. adjusted the idle and all was smooth. after the motor heated up a bit was back to popping but not as bad...carbs are really almost synced well.

Maybe an indication that I need to put new kits in the carbs?

anyway, I think I can get it just about right next try.

so thanks for that LM

allthumbs · Post by **allthumbs** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:43 pm

I have a question to someone who has done proper tappet adjustments. would you mind saying what the proper procedure is?

On a cold motor I get the right side at tdc, and adjust. then I rotate to tdc on the left, one full revolution plus a half? you see. when at tdc (compression stroke) on the right, and after the adjustment, the valves sink further into the motor half way between left tdc. If I understand Clymers correctly is says at tdc the valves should be all the way in.

Where am I wrong here, I've done it 3 times...no good.

pretty confused between the two books, Silvers and the sometimes conflicting clymers

Thx much

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:53 pm

On the left in the yellow band you will see the FAQ list. Look at the How I Tune My Engine and you will find you are not adjusting the cams correctly. .............lm

allthumbs wrote:I have a question to someone who has done proper tappet adjustments. would you mind saying what the proper procedure is?

On a cold motor I get the right side at tdc, and adjust. then I rotate to tdc on the left, one full revolution plus a half? you see. when at tdc (compression stroke) on the right, and after the adjustment, the valves sink further into the motor half way between left tdc. If I understand Clymers correctly is says at tdc the valves should be all the way in.

Where am I wrong here, I've done it 3 times...no good.

pretty confused between the two books, Silvers and the sometimes conflicting clymers

Thx much

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