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Old Nov 23, 2020 | 08:54 AM
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What would be the symptoms of the front cam being out of time. Bike idles rough, But runs ok. The front cylinder is running rich by O2 sensor reading.
 

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What would be the symptoms of the front cam being out of time. Bike idles rough, But runs ok. The front cylinder is running rich by O2 sensor reading.
so I'm gathering you have changed your cams?
 
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Yes took all apart again and found the front cam one tooth off.
 
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Sorted it ?
 
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Originally Posted by gdishman
Yes took all apart again and found the front cam one tooth off.
Do you mean like this?

 
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No, with that large sprocket misaligned to the crank it would make both cams out of time. He was referring to the right cam (front cam) misaligned to the left cam being the rear cylinder cam.
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Do you mean like this?
 
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Old Dec 25, 2020 | 08:17 AM
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You are right Charlie Day. The front cam was off one tooth. The compression of both cylinder was very close to being the same. The bike really didn't run bad. But had a radical idle.
 
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Just curious, was the front cam advanced or retarded WRT rear?
 
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