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Offline smokinjoe00

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broken camshaft
« on: May 23, 2017, 11:02:42 am »
broke a camshaft on my 1200 in practice this weekend, I was told that just put a new one on and carry that the bottom end and head should be fine?new too legends wondering if thats all I need too do




Offline justfreaky

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Re: broken camshaft
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2017, 01:32:29 pm »
I guess that would depend on if you bent valves or if there is any other damage to the engine. I am thinking that you will need to pull the heads to find out.
But I will leave that question to the engine guru's.

Steve
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Offline smokinjoe00

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Re: broken camshaft
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2017, 03:14:50 pm »
that's what I thought but most guys say don't pull a head yet

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Re: broken camshaft
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2017, 08:38:22 pm »
broke a camshaft on my 1200 in practice this weekend, I was told that just put a new one on and carry that the bottom end and head should be fine?new too legends wondering if thats all I need too do

Which cam broke?

Pull the valve cover, you can then see if any of the valve buckets are still depressed which indicates bent valves.

You could also do a leak down test on the two cylinders that have the broken cam.

Randy - RPM

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Re: broken camshaft
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2017, 06:21:29 pm »
exhaust cam, so do a leak down on how it sits now broken?


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Re: broken camshaft
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2017, 01:02:00 pm »
exhaust cam, so do a leak down on how it sits now broken?

Look at the lobes and make sure they are not depressing the valves and then do a leak down. If air pours out of the header,t hen you have bent valves.

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Re: broken camshaft
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2017, 08:20:35 am »
Hey Joe, do you think you'll be ready for Saturday?
Regards, Mark

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Re: broken camshaft
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2017, 07:27:15 pm »
no I hadn't planned on it anyways work gets in the way lol


 

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