Another fail... Anyone have a 3-bolt cam sprocket?

[djwilk]

As above,
The Coyles double row timing chain is too thick and it fouls the front engine cover as well as cam position sensor...

So... I need to go back to OE solution and get a standard 3-bolt Cam Sprocket. Anyone got one for sale near West London that I could have today?


Thanks

[preciousmetal]

This isn't going to well for you with the DIY approach. I just hope it gets better and you get it running okay

[ringram]

Id suggest some more planning might have been in order..

[ARAF]

Bart doesn't do planning, if he can be building. I think we've all learnt that by now.

Sorry to hear about the problem. I also think you should slow down a bit and check valve to piston clearance before it's all bolted together. On my old open 250, we used to use solder to check the squish band. Maybe you could use that, and go in through the spark plug hole?

[djwilk]

Thanks for the opinions chaps.

In light of the fact that the springs are also wrong fit, I decided to go fit everything back as per OEM.

Putting it in tomorrow....

[ARAF]

djwilk said:

Putting it in tomorrow....

You can't keep a good man down.

[MyM8V8]

ringram said:

Id suggest some more planning might have been in order..

I'd say!

Nothing wrong with a stock chain for what your are doing and the Katech C5R single row is a good upgrade.

Edited by MyM8V8 on Sunday 22 June 08:40

[djwilk]

Yeah I know it seems like that, but it is the endless lack of time and this weekend being the only one that I can potentially be doing things. Otherwise, it is end of July, and then September...

[ringram]

Single bolt cam would have been a straight swap..

What valve springs did you get?