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Couldn't find this problem anywhere. I will order a manual ...now. So, I just did the 8,000 mile valve check. I had to adjust a couple of them. I put it back together and it's riding great - smooth - quiet.
I notice a little rattle a couple of days later (with ear plugs in). So, I go for a short ride w/o the plugs and can hear exactly where the sound is coming from. Great, it's right where I adjusted two valves on #2.
I make a little time to work on it. Say a little prayer it's some thing I can see. Prayer answered...... not what I wanted to see. Look at the pin holding the roller on the timing chain tensioner. Clicking on the pic a couple of times will get you into my photobucket and make it larger
It gets better. I try to see if the pin is loose (and I can ride safely). It is loose, and I fumble it right down into the engine case. Can't retrieve it with a magnet.
Now the part where I can maybe get some help. Would someone with a manual please look and see if the tensioner can be replaced w/o taking the engine out. I'm pretty good with engines and it looks like it can be done. The only real problem is the part of the pin that fell into the case...gotta find it.
I notice a little rattle a couple of days later (with ear plugs in). So, I go for a short ride w/o the plugs and can hear exactly where the sound is coming from. Great, it's right where I adjusted two valves on #2.
I make a little time to work on it. Say a little prayer it's some thing I can see. Prayer answered...... not what I wanted to see. Look at the pin holding the roller on the timing chain tensioner. Clicking on the pic a couple of times will get you into my photobucket and make it larger
It gets better. I try to see if the pin is loose (and I can ride safely). It is loose, and I fumble it right down into the engine case. Can't retrieve it with a magnet.
Now the part where I can maybe get some help. Would someone with a manual please look and see if the tensioner can be replaced w/o taking the engine out. I'm pretty good with engines and it looks like it can be done. The only real problem is the part of the pin that fell into the case...gotta find it.