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87 trx 350, messed up while checking cam chain tension
I was checking the amount of slack in my cam chain, and I removed the adjuster BEFORE putting the crank to tdc. Once I remembered I was supposed to do that I figured it'd be alright if I did it then, without the chain tensioner in place. So upon rotating the crank I heard a "click". Once I got it to tdc I rechecked the tension and still had 5/16" between the ears of the tensioner body and the motor. The wheeler will not start now, did I just throw the timing off? I had planned on removing the valve cover anyway because it has been weeping oil for some time now but today it got a lot worse. I suppose I'll get my answer when i take the valve cover off but I was just hoping someone would know whether I simply threw the timing off and not something worse. Thanks very much. I feel stupid but there's only one way to learn!!
I was checking the amount of slack in my cam chain, and I removed the adjuster BEFORE putting the crank to tdc. Once I remembered I was supposed to do that I figured it'd be alright if I did it then, without the chain tensioner in place. So upon rotating the crank I heard a "click". Once I got it to tdc I rechecked the tension and still had 5/16" between the ears of the tensioner body and the motor. The wheeler will not start now, did I just throw the timing off? I had planned on removing the valve cover anyway because it has been weeping oil for some time now but today it got a lot worse. I suppose I'll get my answer when i take the valve cover off but I was just hoping someone would know whether I simply threw the timing off and not something worse. Thanks very much. I feel stupid but there's only one way to learn!!