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engine troubles

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eddie50clarke

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ok.bourght bike off ebay and bloke says "it need a new cam chain,tensioner and guide." he also said"after trying to turn engine over on a low battery the engine locked after jumpin a few teeth"
so i took the top off the engine today ,the chain is still intact and in good condition,the tensioner looks like a right pain to get too,and there is only 1 forward guide(does it need a rear one).
if it has jumped some teeth,what teeth?and whats the best ad worst that could happen
any help is good help:lol:
 
eddie50clarke said:
ok.bourght bike off ebay and bloke says "it need a new cam chain,tensioner and guide." he also said"after trying to turn engine over on a low battery the engine locked after jumpin a few teeth"
so i took the top off the engine today ,the chain is still intact and in good condition,the tensioner looks like a right pain to get too,and there is only 1 forward guide(does it need a rear one).
if it has jumped some teeth,what teeth?and whats the best ad worst that could happen
any help is good help:lol:
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This may help with some of your cam chain difficulties. But, without know ing what bike you have............

Please go to the User CP ( upper left of this screen) and edit your signature to include what bike you have. That way you won't have to type it in everytime and noone will ask you again.

http://www.bwringer.com/gs/camchaintens.html
 
Worst case is you have a bunch of bent valves when the cam chain jumped the cam sprockets and the valves hit the pistons. Best case is there is nothing wrong with the engine.

Why in the world would you purchase such an engine?
 
First, see what you have.
See if the timing marks still line up correctly.
Look here, see if any parts are missing:
http://www.babbittsonline.com/pages/parts/viewbybrand/default.aspx
Look in the spark plug holes at the top of the pistons, are they marked at all from hitting the valves?
If you have to remove the cylinder head to see what's wrong, do it, it's easy.
Download a manual first if you don't have one, so you can recognize something wrong when you see it.
 
Greetings and Salutations!

Greetings and Salutations!

Hi Mr. eddie50clarke,

I just wanted to welcome you to the forum. Please visit my mega-welcome page for some GS basics. Then visit my little BikeCliff website for lots of GS lovin'; manuals, pictorial guides, wiring diagrams, etc.

Keep us informed.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
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