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Hello everybody!
Well, after 6 months and much procrastination,(nothing slows the senses like fear of discovering the worst) I got a new timing chain installed and the valves adjusted and have eliminated the nasty knock that prompted me to park it. I am looking forward to many topless adventures and daily drives to work when the weather is too wet to scooter.
BTW the things will run on two cylinders if you put the plug wires on in reverse order. The book says the rotor turns anti-clockwise, but who would bother to check it when it's only been 6 months since who took the plug wires and the distributor cap off. Anyway, I wanted to share my elation at not having a rod or main bearing knocking and that my friend that said it sounded more like top end was correct. I suppose that adjusting the timing chain would have accomplished the same, but if you've got the timing cover off it seems just as well to replace the chain.
I had picked up an odd lot of valve adjustment shims off E-Bay and was sure I wouldn't have any I needed, but again I lucked out and had more than enough of the requisit ones. Only one valve did not need reshimming, all the rest had tightened up and needed thinner shims.
Well, after 6 months and much procrastination,(nothing slows the senses like fear of discovering the worst) I got a new timing chain installed and the valves adjusted and have eliminated the nasty knock that prompted me to park it. I am looking forward to many topless adventures and daily drives to work when the weather is too wet to scooter.
BTW the things will run on two cylinders if you put the plug wires on in reverse order. The book says the rotor turns anti-clockwise, but who would bother to check it when it's only been 6 months since who took the plug wires and the distributor cap off. Anyway, I wanted to share my elation at not having a rod or main bearing knocking and that my friend that said it sounded more like top end was correct. I suppose that adjusting the timing chain would have accomplished the same, but if you've got the timing cover off it seems just as well to replace the chain.
I had picked up an odd lot of valve adjustment shims off E-Bay and was sure I wouldn't have any I needed, but again I lucked out and had more than enough of the requisit ones. Only one valve did not need reshimming, all the rest had tightened up and needed thinner shims.
