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Head off an 8V

Penis Rotor

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Pull out that 'Jector.

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Gerr'off the rocker cover.

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Pull the pipe

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Use a socket on the crank nut to...

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Find TDC compression.

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Remove the cam/breather cover and undo the bolt holding the flinger ring and sprocket on to the cam.

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Note the brilliant markings supplied by the factory to enable you to re-time it!

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There, fixed it!

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After jamming the tensioner out of the way the s[rocket can be unhooked and hung with a cabletie onto a screwdriver or some such to stop it falling down the chain tunnel.

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Like so. Note also that in this pic you can see the allen key stuck in the back of the barrel/tunnel that holds the tension off the cam chain. Also at the back of the tunnel you can see one of the two bolt holes that long bolts go through to clamp the back of the tunnels to the barrel and stop them leaking. It is VITAL that these be removed before...

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You loosen the 4 nuts that hold the cambox on.

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Pry it gently to break the surface tension of the oil and it will just lift off.

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Voila.

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Head can now be yanked off.

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'Nother view.

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Head gaskets come in three thicknesses. Before reinstalling head check gsket thickness and use the right one.

Reassembley is essentially a reverse of the above proceedure. If fitting a new head make sure you get all of the dowels out of the old one and back where they should be.

It's a nice, easy to work on top end. I like it a lot.

Pete
 
Thanks for posting Pete. I moved it to the General CARC section here, as this should cover every 8V model.
 
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