On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:19:48 -0500, John H wrote:

On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 13:52:21 -0500, "Woodchuck" wrote:

Cat mech said he is stumped as to the cause as the Cats timing is Gear
drive & the Cam Gear is Pinned & Press fit to the Cam & he's never seen
one move.


time to start checking things he's never seen? I'm far from the Cat mechanic
but if the timing is correct then the valves shouldn't hit!


I once had valves hitting in a motorcycle engine because the timing, which I
thought was correct, was instead 180 degrees off. I had used TDC on the exhaust
stroke rather than the compression stroke. It was a stupid mistake, but it was
easily done. Luckily I got the engine stopped before any major damage was done.


John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

Whoops, it wasn't the timing I set wrong, it was the valve adjustments. It did
seem like that cylinder required a hellacious amount of adjustment!

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes