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Valve adjustment
started by arcticcatmatt
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April 23rd 2009 at 10:27 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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Any of you get into this stuff?
 front cylinder Out of my 8 valves, 1 is out of spec, 5 are at the bottom of the spec (tight), 2 are .001 above bottom of spec so OK.
To be safe, I am adjusting them all. I ordered a shim kit today (not fricken cheap!). Not an easy job IMO.
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April 23rd 2009 at 10:36 PM
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MX86
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do dirtbike valve adjustments... it's SOOOOOOOOO much fun......
2006 Yamaha YZ250
KYB SSS Suspension w/ Race Tech G2 gold Valve, ASV F3 levers, Tag Metals Triple clamp w/Pro Taper Bars, IMS Pro Series Pegs, Motion Pro Twist Throttle Assembly, VF3 Reeds
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April 23rd 2009 at 10:39 PM
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Hughes_097
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^^^ its alot easyier than taking the whole motor out to get to the head on a sport bike. while you have the motor out you should think about a bigger cam for it just my .02
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April 23rd 2009 at 10:43 PM
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Quinlan
Department of Corrections
Quinlan is a little disappointed that he received HMK Highmark 4 boots instead of the Highmark Pros as he had anticipated...
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I should check the valves on my quad just to be safe. From what I've seen, it is a hell of a lot easier than what you got yourself into!
2006 Arctic Cat SnoPro 440/700 EFI
1998 Arctic Cat ZR 600 EFI Custom
1996 Ski-Doo FormulaIII 600
A mountain lion roaming the prairie found a bull, killed it and ate the entire bull. With a heavy belly, unable to walk, the lion laid in the tall grass moaning and roaring. Soon a hunter, attracted by the roaring, shot and killed the lion.
Moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut!
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April 23rd 2009 at 10:50 PM
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Polaris650rxl
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Oh man on my gtr-1000 it was hell trying to get the valve cover out. I dont know if you had that much room either? Mine was a straight 4cyl though. Yeah quinlan quads are pretty easy just make sure to keep your timing chain tight and dont let it slip a tooth in the case, or else your in for a whole different world of trouble!!
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April 23rd 2009 at 10:51 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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Quote originally posted by Hughes_097 ^^^ its alot easyier than taking the whole motor out to get to the head on a sport bike. while you have the motor out you should think about a bigger cam for it just my .02 A cam swap is a popular mod for an SV.. I could get another 8 hp or so but it also loses almost 10 mpg from what I read. No thanks. It has plenty of power already. Here is a how-to that was made from another SV to show you how much more I have to do. http://www.bluepoof.com/motorcycles/howt...vs_valves/I have to do this every 15,000 miles. I refuse to pay a shop. I like to learn as much as I can about anything even if it costs me money and time. Getting the tensioners out and in is going to be a bitch. I am waiting for the warm up of this weekend to get back on it.. and my parts to come in. I ordered this shim kit to get them all to the middle of the spec where I want them http://street.parts-unlimited.com/5/223/7999894Shim under bucket design = huge pain in the ass. Both cylinders are just going to suck.
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April 23rd 2009 at 10:56 PM
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Hughes_097
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the tensioner is easy to take off its just a bitch to get loose lol. just remeber when your working with an open motor make sure everything is clean tourqed down to spec and triple check EVERYTHING before you start bolting things back on it
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April 23rd 2009 at 11:31 PM
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RMK-KING
The Fabricator Moderator
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Looks like abit of a pain after glancing at that "how to".
Current Line Up
-09 RMK Assault
-06 IQ R 600HO
-01 ProX 600
-95 XCR 600
Days get shorter,snow gets deeper,life gets better.
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April 24th 2009 at 7:24 AM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
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Quote originally posted by Hughes_097
the tensioner is easy to take off
Says the 18yr old from stuntlife.com that has never done an SV 
I will triple check everything. I plan on making love to the bike all day saturday.
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April 24th 2009 at 8:18 AM
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Zippi
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Looks like a good time to me!! See you this afternoon.
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April 24th 2009 at 10:29 AM
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stormrider62033
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^^you got that right
mid Il alway's waiting for snow,moving north(way north)2001 thundercat 99xcr 800 97SPX ULTRA 96 zrt 600&800,92 doo plusX 92 v max 4 750
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April 24th 2009 at 1:37 PM
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ridingthe600edge
sleds are all polished up and waiting for snow!!!
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GOOD LUCK BROTHER 
2001 600 edge X almond spring on primary with 60gm wieghts, s&s rumble pack, gutted air box 6" woodys doolys carbides,196 woodys 1 1/4" studs
2009 600 IQ shift all stock still a virgin!! not for much longer
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April 24th 2009 at 9:30 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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Got that rear tensioner off. Can't see it and it is way up in there. Little patience and I got it without removing the rear part of the exhaust and foot peg like people say to do. Got the gas tank off it now too. Wait till you see the pictures tommorrow, doesn't look much like a motorcycle at the moment. No radiator, tank, heads, seats, and soon no cams. EMTP579 from the forum stopped in my driveway on his bike as I was beginning to work on it. He walked in and said "WTF have you gotten yourself into now?"
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April 24th 2009 at 10:23 PM
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2SEWINGS
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ACM, I know what it is like to tear down a bike...
Thats why I ride something that doesn't need valve adjustments 
It's all about the ride to get there, the destination doesn't matter!
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April 24th 2009 at 11:12 PM
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Hughes_097
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i said it was easy to take off once its loose man common do the whole qoute son lol. i didnt think we had any other SL members on here
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April 25th 2009 at 3:24 PM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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^ I misunderstood. I am not on stuntlife. I am not into squid stuff. It is in your profile. This is becoming NOT fun yes, that is the chain out of the sprocket you are seeing. It jumped the tooth so now it is out of timing. Should get interesting. A 5 mm socket head cap screw is also stripped in there. Wonderful
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April 25th 2009 at 3:37 PM
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MasterSkitelz
Short on Cash
MasterSkitelz punched out an oil seal, now to get it back in.
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Sounds like tons of fun. Are there any marks on the cams to help or are you going to have to pull the thing apart and set it.
Sleds:
1996 Polaris XCR 600 SP
1979 Arctic Cat Kitty Cat
1978 Arctic Cat El Tigre 5000
1976 Arctic Cat Pantera 5000 F/A
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April 25th 2009 at 3:38 PM
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Hughes_097
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hahaha yeah stuntlife is full of squids nice sv btw. do you have the S modle or no?
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April 25th 2009 at 8:51 PM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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14007 Posts
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^ No. Naked model FTW. Thanks
Quote originally posted by MasterSkitelz
Sounds like tons of fun. Are there any marks on the cams to help or are you going to have to pull the thing apart and set it.
There are a TON of marks on the cams. I think I have a guy coming over tomorrow who has done it before.
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April 25th 2009 at 11:27 PM
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Hughes_097
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just throwing this out there......... have you ever thought about putting an acerbis Cyclops on it instead of your ovel ugly one. no offense to it im just not much a fan i was wondering if you had anythought about changing it,
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April 26th 2009 at 9:09 AM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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14007 Posts
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Current Sled: 96/97 ZRT 600
2008-2009 Miles: 450
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^ Yep. I purchased that light last year and put it on the bike. Looked like crap IMO. It also is not DOT approved. Many people online complain about the very poor amount of light coming out of it. The round light is a standard look of a Vtwin but regardless of the look, it is super functional bright as hell.
I ride the wheels off this bike weather it be 25 degrees and I am on my way to work or it is a 1,000 mile adventure ride. Functionality is my top priority. If I do anything, I will do dual front headlights from a buell that look nice and are DOT. But doing that make it hard to keep the stock headlight and tack so I am not tackling that any time soon. I have enough $$ and time into modding this thing at the moment. I do have a hugger to paint and install but I need to get other things done first.
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April 26th 2009 at 12:00 PM
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ripperd
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I read that you can buy the shims individually? the PDF manual goes over shimming them pretty well. Rip it apart, measure it, buy the individual shims you need, put back together.
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April 26th 2009 at 12:29 PM
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arcticcatmatt
Spleen Splitter
arcticcatmatt leaving after work for 3 days of shotgun season back home!
Updated Friday at 12:16 PM
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2008-2009 Miles: 450
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^ Yeah if you have a good dealer. Most dealers I have read charge 5-10 dollars each with exchange of yours. I am shimming all 8 of them so I just purchased an entire kit from hot cams. They are 90 bucks.
I have the PDF manual here. It leaves out a bunch of information such as what to do if the chain slips off the cams, and I don't see it mention the front tensioner. At the moment I got the pesky stripped bolt out (thank you craftsman extractor!). But then the chain slipped off one of the front cams. So now both cylinders are out of timing. I need an extra set of hands here to hold the chain and cams while I rotate the engine. I summoned for help on the SV forum and a local said he might show up today to lend me a hand.
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April 26th 2009 at 12:45 PM
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ripperd
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Guess I'll know who to ask when I do it in a couple weeks :P
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April 27th 2009 at 8:37 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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2008-2009 Miles: 450
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By god I think I might have got it. I still am waiting for a gasket and bolt from the dealer so it will not be done till mid/end week. Can't put the tensioners back in. I need to make a special tool for that too.
Call me anal but I like to make sure stuff is right and kept track of
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