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Old 10-09-2009, 02:19 PM   #1
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OHC owners beware!

I checked my valve clearances today (15k miles), I found they'd closed up to near zero. Last checked and adjusted at 7.5k miles.

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Old 10-09-2009, 02:43 PM   #2
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Hot, or cold?

Hot.....they are supposed to be near 0.

Cold.....I can't imagine it running worth crap hot.


 
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Old 10-09-2009, 04:10 PM   #3
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Hot, or cold?

Hot.....they are supposed to be near 0.

Cold.....I can't imagine it running worth crap hot.
I checked them cold, left overnight. It was running OK, I think I just caught it in time. The reason I made a point of checking the valves is that a friend had come across a non-running OHC GY, it had closed up valve clearances.

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Old 10-09-2009, 11:39 PM   #4
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If you are new to these valve adjustments It is hard to tell if they are tight or not. It is not easy to get that flimsy feeler in there!


 
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Old 10-10-2009, 05:02 PM   #5
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If you are new to these valve adjustments It is hard to tell if they are tight or not. It is not easy to get that flimsy feeler in there!
No offence intended old friend but after 29 years in the motor trade I think I can be trusted to adjust valve clearances. They're not one of the easiest though!

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Old 10-10-2009, 05:46 PM   #6
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On the pushrod engines the valve lash increases as the engine heats up, thus the very tight clearance adjustment. Is it possible that the OHC engines do the same? Would be interesting to compare the hot vs. cold clearances.

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Old 10-10-2009, 06:46 PM   #7
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No offense taken, But my comments are still accurate and many of us here need all the help we can get. We are glad to have someone who has been at it for 29 years.


 
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Old 10-12-2009, 04:43 AM   #8
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I might just be imagining things but she seems happier at higher speed, I also changed the DR8EA for a cooler running DR9EA as she has to work hard in my hands!

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Old 10-13-2009, 03:31 PM   #9
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I find this a lot on Chinese engines. I've maintained a lot of bikes and the valve clearances have always got bigger, not smaller with time and mileage.

I feel the Chinese alloy casting maybe softer and there's a certain amount of valve seat settlement or "recession". This closes up valve clearances and is the source of lots of trouble on these engines. Just check out other forums...

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