Dennis, Before changing the cam chain tensioner i inspected the timing marks against the Honda official manual so that i could make sure to duplicate the exact positions.
But I thiink the cam timing is not setup correctly to begin with - but i'm not possitive. I set the "T" mark at the TDC index on the compression stroke (cam lobes up on #1 cyl) but the cam sprockets are "down". See picture files i uploaded to the files section. There are 3 files name .....comression stroke... that show the various comonent timing while at TDC. http://16481440758028870596-a-g.googlegroups.com/web/650+CAM+TIMING+Compression+Stroke+CAM+Sprocket+Position+Mark.JPG?gda=AdoyrnIAAACTdSkmtVVI9OXF2ygg83pH-2Bfsuxgn9oyE9mWUwcnzz4p38_EeQ3ASq8C1YDSfKrEI-0wyrxDMJFem9XTDq77Jq5GodiV22Lrf0Fg6w3fAnxctj-Psmv64Nn4Wag7Qe5V4u3aa4iAIyYQIqbG9naPgh6o8ccLBvP6Chud5KMzIQ&gsc=F0q8EwsAAAD38wzirucqs8P_zxsE_Nnc Then i rotated the crank one revolution exactly so now it is at TDC on the exhaust stroke. In this case the the cam sprockets are up and the #1 cyclinder cam lobes are down. So all i can conclude is the cam sprockets were previously installed upside down and the IN mark on the IN sprocket was alligned with the cyclinder head surface on the exhaust stroke. But because I'm new at this I'm not sure. But I am really confused now that's for sure. I could not figure out how to post the picture links in here correctly. Thanks, Paul --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
