timming chain and cams ?

[Steve]

Jadesystem mentioned 21 links (pins) for his 1150, ....

Is the 1150 really 21?

OK I checked my manual.

Even though I don't have an 1150, I did pick up a manual as the 1100E's are similar motors. Looks like they use the same 20 pin counting alignment

Please notice that I chose my words carefully.

I never said that 21 was correct, only that "Jadesystem mentioned 21 links ..."

The emphasis of my post was to know what you are supposed to have, then count it out carefully, several times, if necessary.

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[posplayr]

Steve

Please notice that I chose my words carefully.

I had noted that deft avoidance of any ownership. I just thought I would bowl right through that cleverness with my newly acquired knowledge

Jim

[jadesystem]

Hi Steve,

Yes you are correct. It is 20 pins between the exhaust #2 12:00 o'clock
arrow mark cam sprocket and the Intake #3 12:00 o'clock arrow mark
cam sprocket as the 1st pin as reference. It all lines-up against the cam chain pin with referencing.

Sorry about that !!


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[Steve]

Hi Steve,

Yes you are correct. It is 20 pins between the exhaust #2 12:00 o'clock
arrow mark cam sprocket and the Intake #3 12:00 o'clock arrow mark
cam sprocket as the 1st pin as reference. It all lines-up against the cam chain pin with referencing.

If we are going to be all correct and picky and all that stuff, let's get it RIGHT.

It's 20 pins including the pins over the marks.

The #1 pin on the chain is aligned over mark #2 on the exhaust cam. Pin #20 is aligned over mark #3 on the intake cam.
Strictly speaking, that leaves 18 pins between the marks, but the book also counts the pins over the marks, for a total of 20.

Yeah, I know that's exactly what you were saying, too, but I still count the links several times before I put the cover back on. I made that mistake once as a rookie (won't admit how many times since then), so I did not want to mis-guide any of the other rookies that might be reading this.

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