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Please Help! Putting intake/exhaust cams back on

  • Thread starter Thread starter kaijetucker
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I had this exact same problem today (albeit on my GS400.) I took my cylinder head off and was able to crank by hand about half a full turn before it would get stuck. I shall now check for the cam chain bounding around the bottom sprocket. Just to reiterate the above advice; I should be able to hold the cam chain up with one hand (creating a tension) hopefully freeing the potentially bound chain and be able to crank a full revolution by hand?
 
chugchug said:
Just to reiterate the above advice; I should be able to hold the cam chain up with one hand (creating a tension) hopefully freeing the potentially bound chain and be able to crank a full revolution by hand?
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Yes. You may even be able to turn the engine over by pulling on the chain itself.
 
chugchug said:
I had this exact same problem today (albeit on my GS400.) I took my cylinder head off and was able to crank by hand about half a full turn before it would get stuck. I shall now check for the cam chain bounding around the bottom sprocket. Just to reiterate the above advice; I should be able to hold the cam chain up with one hand (creating a tension) hopefully freeing the potentially bound chain and be able to crank a full revolution by hand?
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Before you put it back together, please consider changing the base gasket, as well.

When you pulled the head off the top, you probably also jiggled the cylinder block, which will disturb the baske gasket, likely tearing it.
It would be a shame to get it all back together only to find that the base gasket leaks and you have to do it again. :o

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