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That’s exactly what I did when I put the head back on today. I must have checked a dozen times as I started to torque down the head. I kind of go cross eyed trying to see the rods and back ends of rockers. When I finished torquing the head bolts, I made sure that all adjuster screws were in the same ball park with each other when setting the gap. I rolled it over a few times and chech gaps again. I started it and it voila. No misfire, no clanking. Didn’t run perfectly but I haven’t done a dynamic timing yet, and suspect carb needs to be tweeked as I rebuilt that as well.So, serious user error on this one. I hadn’t put the head on the bike in probably ten years, and forgot how fastidious you need to be when doing it, to do it right. I also made some poor assumptions. I really appreciate all the input and hope you all don’t feel like I wasted your time. I learned a lot nevertheless.-Paul
That’s exactly what I did when I put the head back on today. I must have checked a dozen times as I started to torque down the head. I kind of go cross eyed trying to see the rods and back ends of rockers. When I finished torquing the head bolts, I made sure that all adjuster screws were in the same ball park with each other when setting the gap. I rolled it over a few times and chech gaps again. I started it and it voila. No misfire, no clanking. Didn’t run perfectly but I haven’t done a dynamic timing yet, and suspect carb needs to be tweeked as I rebuilt that as well.
So, serious user error on this one. I hadn’t put the head on the bike in probably ten years, and forgot how fastidious you need to be when doing it, to do it right. I also made some poor assumptions. I really appreciate all the input and hope you all don’t feel like I wasted your time. I learned a lot nevertheless.
-Paul
