New to me 91 FXRS leaking from tappet blocks
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Also normal for your year with a stock cam.
However you get there, you have to start with the mark on the pinion gear at 12 oclock and end up with the marks on all three (pinion/cam/breather) in alignment. Removing the spark plugs makes this way easier.
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I think I was overthinking the timing thing because of a cam-swap video I watched where the guy set the cam, pinion and breather before removing the cam. Doesn't make much sense the more I think about it.
When I re-install the cam I'll just turn the rear wheel till the pinion is at 12:00 noon, pointing up, then match the cam to the pinion, then match the breather to the cam.
I'm thinking about going with an andrews ev27 cam. I dont ride the FXR two up, it's a light bike, so I feel like that will be a nice choice. I'm not planning to do anything wiht compression or looking for huge performance, maybe just a little more mid and top end. The bike already has great low-end.
I'm also looking at doing the s&s steel breather. I really want to go with a cheap ebay steel breather but I don't think it's worth the risk.
When I re-install the cam I'll just turn the rear wheel till the pinion is at 12:00 noon, pointing up, then match the cam to the pinion, then match the breather to the cam.
I'm thinking about going with an andrews ev27 cam. I dont ride the FXR two up, it's a light bike, so I feel like that will be a nice choice. I'm not planning to do anything wiht compression or looking for huge performance, maybe just a little more mid and top end. The bike already has great low-end.
I'm also looking at doing the s&s steel breather. I really want to go with a cheap ebay steel breather but I don't think it's worth the risk.
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