Suzuki GS850 Cam Chain Settings

[Anonymous]

I had replaced the head gasket and I am having trouble setting the cam chain settings. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[SqDancerLynn1]

Cam chain tensioner must be removed. check timing mark set to TDC #1/4 # 1 arrow of ex cam pointing directly towards or slightly below gasket surface of cyl head. with no slack in front side of chain position int cam so that there 20 chain pins between the arrow 2 on the ex cam and the arrow 3 on the intake reinstall cam chain tensioner

[Anonymous]

Well that worked thanks, now it is blowing a lot of oil and does not have any power and wont stay running when it gets hot.

This is getting frustrating.

Gadget
(Better with citizan band radios than bike repair)

[SqDancerLynn1]

What was it doing before tear down??

[saaz]

When counting the pins on the chain, start at no 1 directly above the arrow, 20 is also directly above an arrow.

What else was done to the bike?

[Anonymous]

Bad head gasget thats about it, it was leaking oil around head now it is blowing out the top and burning in the exhaust.

[skip]

Did you just replace the head gasket or did you take the cylinders off and replace the base gasket too? If the cylinders came off then maybe you did not stagger the gap in the rings properly.

[Anonymous]

Just replaced the head gasget and retaped some of the cam shaft screws that were striped.

[skip]

DO your camshaft spockets have slotted holes or holes only big enough to fit a bolt through?

[Anonymous]

holes just big enough to fit the bolts