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I wonder if he got this sorted out?
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Burk Ferden
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Check The Timing!
Check The Timing!
I recently had the same problem, it seems there were 2 timing marks on mine. they both looked like TDC. After rebuilding the engine it wouldn't even start. I took it back down and timed it again this time to the other mark and it now starts better than my new VStrom. Seems the engine was 180 Degrees of of timing. no wonder it was spitting fuel out the carb intake.
~Burk
Check The Timing!
I recently had the same problem, it seems there were 2 timing marks on mine. they both looked like TDC. After rebuilding the engine it wouldn't even start. I took it back down and timed it again this time to the other mark and it now starts better than my new VStrom. Seems the engine was 180 Degrees of of timing. no wonder it was spitting fuel out the carb intake.
~Burk
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Thought I'd finally show some graciousness and let you all know what is up. I did give up and took it a local 'repairs-motorcycles-on-the-side' mechanic. He is a non-drinking man but this bike nearly had him downing one!
Much of his problems with it I can, in hindsight, say was bad transfer of information when I took it to him. 1) When I told him that I'd had it all apart down to the piston block he didn't think that I had taken the valve assemblies out, too. 2) When he exhausted all other leads (had the bike all back together, it started right up and ran great.... initially. After five minutes of idle it ran a little rough and after another five minutes it ran poorly. Compression was great when the engine was cold but cylinders #2 & #3 were terrible at operating temperature) and had thoughts about possible valve problems, and we communicated, I forgot to mention that I had removed a lot of carbon deposit from two of the valves. This led to him retrying the simpler fixes one more time and they, again, didn't work. 3) Finally he knew that there could be no diagnosis besides bad valves and sent the head to a machinist. They verified that #2 & #3 exhaust valves had lost their metallurgic integrity, were stretching at operating temperature and the valves were not seating tightly.
That machinist gave the head a complete work-over and the bike now runs superbly! It's a great bike and I'm looking forward to being it's gentle, doting owner for many years and many thousands of enjoyable miles to come.
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