jrobeson18 wrote on 04/23/16 at 19:10:39:

any oem store will have the cam chain, adjuster and guides.
btw, the front guide rarely sees much wear.

The actual arm of the tensioner was so ground down, there it aluminum fragments everywhere. I'm think I'm going to have to take off both side covers and buy a compressor and shoot air and brake clean(or somthing safe and fast evaporating) to help get it all out. I've been using red shop rags on an extended tire plug clamp to get some out and moved toward the drain plug hole... Well I guess we will see how clean I can get it l, and them start ordering parts, I hope I can remember how to put it all back together. I have two decent sized springs that I dont remember taking off...

As far as I know I am the only person who's experienced this, I did some research and can't find anything on this happening.but life is a learning experience.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/25/16 at 05:24:53:


I had a 2.5 gallon and it was barely enough to use my impact wrench on a single lug. When I get another ill be getting a 30 gallon. What compressor are you using now?  I'd like to get one I know will last and be efficient with the air tools i have. Ingersol Rand impact, an air ratchet, small paint gun.

as far as pictures fo for the mess the engine has. It seems to be fairly was to clean after the other side is taken off. Just hope I can get by with just a 400$ fix, thats the cheapest I can find a chain, tensioner, guides, and a new tensioner clip.

I hear ya. sounds like itd be a PITA to get in and out of there.

Dang, speaking of tough situations
my friends ducati litre bike fell at my house, he parked it in oil and on a oily rag. He wasn't mad. But my little 100lbs butt had to pick it up. Talk about PITA

If I had chunks of and pulverized aluminum in the crankcase I'd be opening both sides and flushing, with it laying flat.

Before I did that I'd go to the oil galley access up on the front of the jug, open and shove something in. I would think diesel would make a decent flush.

If you have a compressor and a propane torch, you can modify a blower. A piece of 1/8" brass tubing about a foot long will get in places better than anything you've seen. And by putting a hole in the wall of a piece of 1/4" tubing and poking the blower tip into it and turning it and shoving it down the tubing a few inches, it will create flow, and one end can go in a gas can with diesel in it, the other will blast diesel out. Look up
Wash down gun
But, why spend money?
A propane bottle is eight bucks and the tip is about ten.
Well, it's been a while, so, go to the hardware store and see if you are interested. Hobby shops have the tubing.

Tanks already off, battery can be out in a snap.
So lay it on its side and use air and oil ?

What's the diesel for?

Diesel is heavy enough to grab junk, light enough to blast out the improvised wash down gun, cheap enough to be able to afford it. Catch it if you can. Pour it through a filter, run it again.
It's not gonna choke you out, like brake parts cleaner. And, it's three bucks a gallon, not five bucks for twelve ounces.

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I solved the problem one day, the casing broke off, and the engineers designed a tool to pull it up. It broke, they tried again, it broke, I walked over, drew a design in the dirt, the welder built i t, it worked..
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