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What's a good price for a CB550 engine?

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florence:
you would have to look inside to be sure.  In 1995 I bought a low mileage engine for about that price from DK.  They sent me three altogether, I kept stripping them and sending them back and in the end they sent a very good one which is still going now.  You can tell in a few minutes just by popping off the rocker cover and the sump pan.

Without being able to do that it is very hard to tell.  If the big end shells have picked up crud and the cam and bearings are cheesed it's an expensive rebuild.

Safo:
Have a look at his other items for sale

Bryanj:
Why do you need a cam? And whats wrong with the tensioner, most mechanisms can be fixed so yo only need a blade

eight0:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on June 27, 2020, 07:37:00 AM ---Why do you need a cam? And whats wrong with the tensioner, most mechanisms can be fixed so yo only need a blade

--- End quote ---

I had to cut the tensioner bolt off because the end of it was broken.

The cam I have has pitting on the lobes, there's pictures of it on my project thread.

Laverda Dave:
Try Newman Cams before trying to find a decent s/h one that could be as bad as your existing one. I have found Newmains to be very good on two of my previous cams. Ask specifically to speak with Mike Newman for advice.

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