mrmello
05-08-2011, 09:48 PM
Well ready for rippin again. Had troubles with valve clearence and thought that there was a stuck valve. So drove yesterday to pick up a spare engine minus a piston. Drove for a total of 4 hours and the wife thought I was crazy lol. She dont get it.
Well took the old head off this morning and found out that it was actually the cam bushing that went so put the new head on this morning and no compression. Damn intake valve was stuck open. I knew the valves in my original head were good so I decided to swap the cam.
So I swapped the cam out and the exhaust clearance was still off. Has to be the Rocker arm I thought. So out with the one from the new head and pulled the one out of my old head and HOLY CHIT I cant believe it even ran!!!!!
So new rocker, cam, and cam bushing later and ready to ride. Here are the pictures.
The old Cam in the original head
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage001.jpg
The piston and cylinder look good
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage003.jpg
All tore down:(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage004.jpg
New Cam installed and new rocker which you cant see.
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage005.jpg
Picture of old Rocker
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage008.jpg
Picture of old rocker and new one side by side
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage007.jpg
Running better now then before, I always wondered why my valves were so damn noisy lol.
Well took the old head off this morning and found out that it was actually the cam bushing that went so put the new head on this morning and no compression. Damn intake valve was stuck open. I knew the valves in my original head were good so I decided to swap the cam.
So I swapped the cam out and the exhaust clearance was still off. Has to be the Rocker arm I thought. So out with the one from the new head and pulled the one out of my old head and HOLY CHIT I cant believe it even ran!!!!!
So new rocker, cam, and cam bushing later and ready to ride. Here are the pictures.
The old Cam in the original head
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage001.jpg
The piston and cylinder look good
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage003.jpg
All tore down:(http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage004.jpg
New Cam installed and new rocker which you cant see.
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage005.jpg
Picture of old Rocker
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage008.jpg
Picture of old rocker and new one side by side
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb397/atcriders/TrikeDamage007.jpg
Running better now then before, I always wondered why my valves were so damn noisy lol.