Uh oh.. I was flogging it down a hill and somehow missed between 2nd and 3rd, revved up from redline to over 12k.. Now one cylinder isn't firing. I hope I didn't bend any valves or blow up a spark plug. This just happened about 15 minutes ago so it's still too hot to look into.
Any guesses?
Been there, done that on 1st to 2nd. Floated valve, broke valve, BIG hole in piston, locked up big time, destroyed engine. Hope your's is minor. That is what got me into "fixing" these things The one of the right just went into it.
Thankfully it's not that severe. Engine still turns and runs. At first I thought it was just a main jet that got clogged up or something, so I took my carbs off and gave it a good cleaning. Went for a test ride and it ran decent (although it was shooting out flames and popping a bit at idle because I went from 45 slows to 38 slows). At some point during the ride, this happened. I don't know when, because I looked down at a stop light and discovered my engine soaked in oil.
I stopped at the local drug store and assessed the situation. Since I was able to get there from that stop light, I assumed I could get home (about three minutes ride), and I did. Thankfully no oil made it on to my rear tire and I didn't eat it.
Looks like I'm down for a few weeks while I get the minimum amount of parts (tappet cover, adjusting screw, and nut), then tear the head apart and go from there...