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Nov 23, 2020 | 08:54 AM

gdishman

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Cam Timing

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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Dec 24, 2020 | 01:56 AM

Charlie Day

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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?

Dec 24, 2020 | 05:46 AM

gdishman

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Yes took all apart again and found the front cam one tooth off.

Dec 24, 2020 | 05:53 AM

Softailwayno

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Sorted it ?

Dec 25, 2020 | 06:30 AM

Madison Bill

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Yes took all apart again and found the front cam one tooth off.

Do you mean like this?

Dec 25, 2020 | 07:52 AM

Charlie Day

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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?

Dec 25, 2020 | 08:17 AM

gdishman

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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.