Fix the cam float problem or get another head?

[raistian77]

Yep, use the same tubes you use to synch the carbs. Go for a ride, get the engine good and hot, open a little fishbowl valve letting in a trickle of water, run a gallon or so through it while you cruise down the road. Clean as a whistle inside. Easy stuff.

If you have ever taken apart a liquid cooled engine with a coolant leak into the combustion chamber, you know how well it works.

+1 when doing cracked head or head gasket repairs, the CLEAN piston is the one burning water (it will look darn new)

[BadBillyB]

Hmmmm. I don't know. Sounds kinda risky to me. Maybe I'll just try running some more Seafoam through a few more tanks.

North49, my bike has just over 5000 on the clock, so not high mileage at all. I'll take the top apart again at the end of the season and see what I can see, and if I can do anything about it.

Forget about the Seafoam, the trick is to run water through the combustion chamber as others have advised. The sync ports on the intake tract is the perfect place....No point in taking anything apart unless there is still an issue after doing things already suggested...You never said whether or not you checked the advance mechanism or the ignition timing.......By the way, I graduated from Fairborn High School back in 1973 and lived right next to the Wright Bros Memorial.....No offense, but I dont miss Ohio at all.....Love it in Florida..... Ride on Sunday....fish on Monday

[ddaniels]

Forget about the Seafoam, the trick is to run water through the combustion chamber as others have advised. The sync ports on the intake tract is the perfect place....No point in taking anything apart unless there is still an issue after doing things already suggested...You never said whether or not you checked the advance mechanism or the ignition timing.......By the way, I graduated from Fairborn High School back in 1973 and lived right next to the Wright Bros Memorial.....No offense, but I dont miss Ohio at all.....Love it in Florida..... Ride on Sunday....fish on Monday

I haven't checked the advance mechanism yet. Been kinda lazy lately and just enjoying riding it in this great weather we've been having this week.

I live fairly close to Fairborn. When you say Wright Bros memorial, are you talking about Wright Memorial Hill? Ohio's ok. I like it here except for the "sinus valley" issue. It's a bit milder here than in the Chicago area (Joliet) where I grew up. And I've been here longer than I was there, so this is more like home to me now.

How would I go about getting the water to go into the engine through the sync tubes? What mechanism would hold the water and insert it? Would I do this while riding, or idling? I may go ahead and give it a try.

Incidentally, after going through the tank of premium, and now running regular, I decided that there really isn't any difference between the two with respect to the noise level of the ticking.

[Dogma]

I like Tkent02's plan. I already have the vacuum adapters, I just need to run to the pet store to get fittings and hose. I figure an old milk jug, the valve, etc. can ride in my tank bag.

After I get the electrics back together and it's on the road again, that is. Never enough time to do anything lately.