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oh and btw i've gone back to my oem cam chain tensioner as it wasn't at fault. don't like seeing an m8 bolt sticking out my engine lol

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cheers mate. thanks for all you advice

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got it all back together and after a backfire and loads of blue smoke it's running good. blue smoke took around 20 seconds to clear but then the exhau…login to view the rest of this post

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i checked oilways and they were clear and i double checked for debris and anything that looked in towards. i covered everything over while polishing a…login to view the rest of this post

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I think it's good news. i've polished the crank. i've checked run out on crank pin and that was fine then the con rod and that was ok too. used plasti…login to view the rest of this post

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ok. ive just had a butchers and can see it compresses, when in a clearance fit, to a given width thus you can compare with chart to find dimension. so…login to view the rest of this post

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dont know much about this plastiguage. have seen many references to it in workshop manual. is it easy to use ?

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Theres no blue ing of the crank or conrod so no signs of excessive heat. will polish and see how new bearing sits in situ.
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thanks. i appreciate your comments

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its pick up off the bearing. i was thinking of using some 1200 or 1500 wet and dry to polish surface. when you rub your finger or nail over surface th…login to view the rest of this post

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this is the latest. workshop manual says connecting rod number subtract numbers off crank web equals bearing colour code so im thinking green then. th…login to view the rest of this post

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engines out and at last some progress. as you can see from pictures there are some copper filings in sump.…login to view the rest of this post

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well ive just dropped the oil and filter. the oil seemed especially dirty considering i did oil change aprox 2000 miles ago. i held oil up to the ligh…login to view the rest of this post

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Wolverhampton. Am on holiday til Thursday so will continue investigation when I get back

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I looked at top of pistons and there wasn't any marks. There's no chugging and it runs ok except that noise so it's not a miss fire.....in my humble o…login to view the rest of this post

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Thanks. That sounds like a good next port of call. Will let you know what I find ?

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Oh and I took casing off clutch and took plates out but I didn't take basket out. Everything seemed solid enough with no excess play. The only things …login to view the rest of this post

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Rotating it twice from tdc will bring everything back in line. The sounds there all the time and while riding it. i put my head in the centre of the h…login to view the rest of this post

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That ticking is more of a knocking when actually there and as the revs get higher the knocking resignates into that sound so it's all the same sound. …login to view the rest of this post

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Yea. At tdc wound it all the way in by hand, rotated crank slightly while keeping hand tightening. Backed it off a 1\4 turn. Locked it up. Turned engi…login to view the rest of this post

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I've brought a 2009 r1 salvage. It had a hole in generated casing so not sure if it had been run with no oil. I replaced casing, did oil changed, star…login to view the rest of this post

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