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Hey, Mr. crapidriver (hope that gets better:)), welcome to the forum. We 850 owners have to stick together. I don't remember if you said yours was an "L" or not, but we all know the "L" stands for Luxury and many other great things:D. However, my L rubbed up against a parts "G" I bought and some stuff from the G rubbed off on it , so now it's an '80 GS850GLTg:evil:.
We all have fun here, remember on the valve shims, more clearance is mo' bettah'!
 
I'm not sure if this has been covered yet, but make sure the valves are not tight. If they are tight (not enough clearance) then you will have compression problems. The best way to check this without feeler gauges is to rotate the motor by hand until each cylinder in turn is in a position where the cam lobe is pointing away from the shim. In this position the shim should be able to be rotated. This at least tells you that there is some clearance on that valve. Which is a good place to start.
 
also get a torque wrench,,for guys not experienced with aluminum(and even the rest of us),they will save you much grief..nothing like helicoiling a few threads to give you a new perspective
 
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