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Posted in The Long Rode on June 22nd, 2011 by WadeI figured something out the other day. I figured out how to get the rear tire off the ground without a lift jack. It involves scissor jacks, car ramps and two people. So there wont be any pictures.
The good news about this is that I was able to get the timing set statically, thanks to Hawgrider and his instructions. The engine sounds like it is running a little smoother but I was still not able to see any timing marks when using the timing light. So the next thing on the agenda is to take the rear brakes apart and get to work on the cylinders. I’m being held back with the brake work because I can’t find a 7/16th allen wrench. I went to three different stores trying to find one. I ended up borrowing one from the same person I got a Helicoil from to fix a mounting hole on the head light cowl.
Third thing I’ve done was to get a compression gauge and test the cylinders. It is recommended to do the compression test when the engine is hot but with it up on the jack and me just wanting to try it out. I tested it cold. Regardless of the temp the front cylinder checked out at 120 psi as suggested in the manual. The rear cylinder, however, only registered at 90 psi. So there is differently something wrong with that rear cylinder.