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550 owners pls tell me if the cams area seems extra noisy to you.
Quote550 owners pls tell me if the cams area seems extra noisy to you. I tried. It tells me Flash 8 is needed to view it. Flash 8 won't install on my old Mac. I can run Mpegs, though.Cheers,
Sounds great at the exhaust!!!As for the head side, I would double check the tapets and the cam chain adjustment. Sounds almost like you've got tapet that didn't get locked down wheen you did your last adjustment (At least that's what mine sounded like. )Way to go on the electrics!!!
I also get the drag tight enough that I sometimes need the move the rocker from side to side to allow release of the feeler gauge.
I though of another noise diagnostic technique. But, it's going to be difficult for you since you don't have the Stop-Run-Stop switch. Exhaust leakage noise is only heard when combustion occurs. Tappet noise occurs whenever the engine is turning.If you disable the ignition, cranking the engine should produce the same valve noise as when idling but there will be no exhaust pulses. So, if you still have the noise, it's tappets. If no noise without the engine actually firing, then it's an exhaust leak.
Doug-The bike sounds great! I agree with the other posts, sounds like the valve adjustment is a little loose, the noise is too loud, but it doesn't sound abnormal (like somethings broken), just like a loose adjustment. It takes some practice to get the hang of adjusting the valves, Ive done it a few times now and the first couple of times I had to re-do it a few times to get them all equal . Its pretty easy to mess up the adjustment when you're trying to tighten the locking nuts. Great work on the bike!
QuoteI also get the drag tight enough that I sometimes need the move the rocker from side to side to allow release of the feeler gauge.WOW....ok....mine have a ways to go to be that tight.....is it safer to have them a little loose rather than to tight?
Hmmmm.....that sounds like a good method. I think I could just pull the spark plug caps off the plugs?