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Doms CB550F1 project
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: DomP on March 07, 2024, 11:36:39 AM ---Oh I've reached that point as well Ted, I thought I was still young at 44
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BPE is part of being a bloke!
Seabeowner:
I always fit the sump after the block so you can check the tensioner is in the slot by looking up underneath. It can miss and slip behind, done that a few times.
DomP:
--- Quote from: Seabeowner on March 07, 2024, 07:20:14 PM ---I always fit the sump after the block so you can check the tensioner is in the slot by looking up underneath. It can miss and slip behind, done that a few times.
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I suppose I can whip the sump off and have a look because I've not got oil in it yet.
I've just had to do a helicoil thread repair on one of the valve cover bolts, literally one of the last ones I did up so lots of masking up to prevent any swarf going any where. I used a piece of aquarium airline on my Charles hoover to vac the hole out.
Seabeowner:
When fitting the block you can either leave the tensioner loose and it will waggle around a fair bit or push the blade back by hand against the spring and lock it off with the nut to hold it firmly upright. The loose way gives opportunity for it to miss. The fixed way in theory should be better if all is straight.
Pic of missed pocket:
DomP:
I bolted mine up and tensioner fully held in and locked off so fingers crossed I don't see that in your photo!
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