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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 05:37 AM
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Well in my last thread i mentioned that i let a kid ride my bike and i believe he over reved it and it blew oil all over the side of the bike. You guys gave me a lot of great advice. It turned out to be on the worse side. Took the oil pump out and the scavenge side was a mess. How do i check the rest of the motor for metal chips, There was none in the oil i drained! I would like to clean out the cam plate but not sure how the round plug is in there. Probably going to throw a fueling pump in found one on e-bat for $312 dealer wants $328 minus my 20% Thanks in advance for your time
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 05:40 AM
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Glad got the problem solved ...
 
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 05:59 AM
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the plug in the top of cam plate just pulls out,should also check press.valve towards bottom of plate too
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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A brand new cam plate (07 up) can be had from Chicago Harley for $63.
 
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