Topic: Cam Chain

[Ellz10]

So I have the cylinder installed on the motor and when I go to rotate the crank while holding the cam chain up in my hand, the cam chain should be rotating as well, correct? Because mine isn't and I just realized that. I'm guessing it somehow came off its sprocket on the crankshaft, is that about right?

If this is the case, is it even worth trying to finagle it back onto the crankshaft or should I just proceed with taking the cylinder back off and then trying to get the chain back on track?

[Ellz10]

I'm an idiot.

Please have a mod delete this thread and save me further embarrassment.

[Don R]

 You can delete it yourself until someone else posts on it, oh, Whoops. 

[Ellz10]

You can delete it yourself until someone else posts on it, oh, Whoops.

Don, you're a darn rascal! Haha

[dave500]

you mightve been an idiot but now your not because you just learned something yourself!

[BenelliSEI]

I'm an idiot.

Please have a mod delete this thread and save me further embarrassment.

We’ve all done this. Feels good to see someone else blush too!

[PeWe]

Never wrong to make sure you can get cam chain on the crank before head is tightened. It should be enough to just lift chain make it to hook onto the crank teeth.

One thing easy to forget when mounting the cylinder is the cam chain slider.  But easy to get on by lifting the cylinder just a little to get the steel pin into the slider hole,  without dropping it ....

All pistons at same level avoiding any of them to get a ring outside.

I have heads I thought should be used with the longer slider.

But it did not fit, longer slider stopped by too small opening in head . It is a small curved corner on the left that must be filed from beneath, not all the way up needed. Avoid making gasket area for valve cover too narrow

The shorter slider has thin rattling pins sitting in cylinder top. Longer has thicker sitting tight.