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mnferwerda
Base gasket leak
Originally posted by barnbiketom View Post
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barnbiketom
UPDATE: Since the bike is not CHERRY and the mufflers/exhaust system is less than perfect, I opted to DRILL the mufflers yesterday. I drilled 4 7/16" equally spaced holes around the rear and the sound is now perfect!!! just a wee bit louder and not very noticeable at speed ..always a cheep upgrade lol..
Now to order a base gasket/head gasket/cam cover gaskets/orings for the head and hope I can see if the camchain is stretched by somehow looking at the tensioner to see how far it has extended???
I would hate to think 35,000 miles is the time to renew the camchain, but I will if need be.. split time??
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bwanna
Glad it's working out. Just a suggestion. You may want to check the chain rotation based on your change. The concern would be to ensure that the sprocket teeth and individual chain links don't line up to make the same contact all the time, possibly leading to premature wear. This website is a REAL help in at least understanding what's happening.
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Hmm I never thought bout that! but stock is 15/38 and I'm now 16/38....it would seem like not a prime number when divided???
so the chain/sprockets will never be on he same spot??
as opposed to , say 45/15= 3 so every 3 turns of the big sprocket will end up on the SAME spot.
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bwanna
Originally posted by barnbiketom View PostHmm I never thought bout that! but stock is 15/38 and I'm now 16/38....it would seem like not a prime number when divided???
so the chain/sprockets will never be on he same spot??
as opposed to , say 45/15= 3 so every 3 turns of the big sprocket will end up on the SAME spot.
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That IS interesting,Bwana! thanks for that link,
I haven't done the research yet so it's not (yet) exactly clear to me how much difference it makes, since all links are "repeating" if one is....and yet if manufacturers believe it important that they don't, perhaps that should be enough...
I suppose if a person really wanted to change the ratio despite the "tooth-link-repeat-fault", shifting the chain on the sprocket one link whenever the chain slack adjustment is made (500km or less) might mitigate the the issue....?
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