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Oct 21, 2010 | 06:17 AM

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traveler

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have another mechanic look it over.....the cam timing must be off somehow.

~Joe

Oct 21, 2010 | 06:28 AM

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Faast Ed

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Originally Posted by traveler

have another mechanic look it over.....the cam timing must be off somehow.

~Joe

Yup. Hillside nailed it.

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.....when I open the cam chest what do i look for as a indication that the timing is off.

Service manual covers it pretty good.

Oct 21, 2010 | 07:39 AM

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Faast Ed

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Originally Posted by abjones

Joe, prior to having the work done i was having no oil consumption issue. change oil every 3 grand never had to add oil between changes. As far as the weak rear cylinder not sure bike has been soild never had a reason to check compression. no noticible issue with smoking or fowled plugs before cam chain tensioner replacement. when I open the cam chest what do i look for as a indication that the timing is off. Does it take special tools to pull the cam plate after the tensioners are unloaded, or will my automotive tools work. If I can't handle it I do know a vey reliable wrench should have taken it to him in the first place. again thanks for the info.

Your push rods have to be out to pull the plate, but no special tools are needed. You can see if the outer gears are lined up without pulling the plate. One of your cams is pressed in, so if one cam is out of time with the other (very possible here), you will have to deal with that. The 07 and newer cams are much easier to deal with. They are not pressed in.

What about the guy that installed the tensioners? Don't he owe you some rework?