Artless
CB750 Member
I I'm back with an update! After needing two attempts to get the crank case to seal properly, I had to bust the case apart again because I went to loosen the chain tensioner while getting the cylinders on and thought the washer had dropped off and into the case. Never found the washer in the case, it must have rolled off and behind the workbench, one place I can't check. I've gotten the cylinders and head on now and here's where I have two questions.
First, unfortunately one of those helicopters that falls from trees apartently stuck to the back of the handle of my need nose pliers and fell off and straight down Through the top end and into the case. I can't see it, but I'm going to tape a smaller hose to my vacuum and reach it in the blind areas and hope it gets sucked up. It's small and should get crushed up by the engines moving parts, but I'm afraid it may plugs an oil passage before making it to the oil filter or being broken up into tiny pieces. Any opinions on the danger it poses? It's dry and the length is barely higher than my thumb nail. Hopefully I can suck it out and not worry.
Also I see to be having trouble getting the primary cam chain on the sprocket to go back onto the exhaust can. I have pulled as much tension as possible out of the primary tensioner and it seems just slightly to short. Any ideas? New chain, old tensioners.
Hopefully I can get this sucker buttoned up and sanded and painted by the end of my day of today, will follow with pictures of before and after!
First, unfortunately one of those helicopters that falls from trees apartently stuck to the back of the handle of my need nose pliers and fell off and straight down Through the top end and into the case. I can't see it, but I'm going to tape a smaller hose to my vacuum and reach it in the blind areas and hope it gets sucked up. It's small and should get crushed up by the engines moving parts, but I'm afraid it may plugs an oil passage before making it to the oil filter or being broken up into tiny pieces. Any opinions on the danger it poses? It's dry and the length is barely higher than my thumb nail. Hopefully I can suck it out and not worry.
Also I see to be having trouble getting the primary cam chain on the sprocket to go back onto the exhaust can. I have pulled as much tension as possible out of the primary tensioner and it seems just slightly to short. Any ideas? New chain, old tensioners.
Hopefully I can get this sucker buttoned up and sanded and painted by the end of my day of today, will follow with pictures of before and after!