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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking

07-09-18, 01:33 PM

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Noisy Cam chain?

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Posted By yorkie_chris

Re: Noisy Cam chain?

Glad you got sorted. Seems you seriously dodged a bullet with the skipped timing. That is rare, and generally causes immediate engine death.

That's rubbish. There's no way "load" on the...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking

20-08-18, 04:26 PM

Replies: 34

Noisy Cam chain?

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Posted By yorkie_chris

Re: Noisy Cam chain?

It is function of it. Curvy tensioner has a threaded bar down the middle, pointy one has a ratchet pawl.

Curvy one you need to rotate it round to slacken it off, pointy one you take the spring out...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking

20-08-18, 04:22 PM

Replies: 34

Noisy Cam chain?

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Posted By yorkie_chris

Re: Noisy Cam chain?

Don't just go start putting random formulations (a lot of which are snake oils) in your oil before actually fixing the fault.

Running your oil low did not wear your cam chain out, no bloody way....

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking

15-08-18, 12:36 PM

Replies: 34

Noisy Cam chain?

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Posted By yorkie_chris

Re: Noisy Cam chain?

Depends if you took spring out before removing tensioner

Pointy engine tensioner is nothing like that cbr one

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking

13-08-18, 08:14 AM

Replies: 34

Noisy Cam chain?

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Posted By yorkie_chris

Re: Noisy Cam chain?

Cam chain is a big job, I can't remember completely but I think it may mean removing the head.

I did one on a K5 or therabouts. Other option could be a broken cam chain guide/tensioner follower...

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking

13-08-18, 08:14 AM

Replies: 34

Noisy Cam chain?

Views: 6,045

Posted By yorkie_chris

Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking

01-08-18, 02:26 PM

Replies: 34

Noisy Cam chain?

Views: 6,045

Posted By yorkie_chris

Re: Noisy Cam chain?

If you can be arsed bringing it up to Bacup when I'll be at work I'll have a listen to it but doubt I'll have time to actually work on it

Can't really tell from the video but it does sound...

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