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RE: Cam Info(was Valve info)
- Subject: RE: Cam Info(was Valve info)
- From: "Retherford, Martin" <MRetherford@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 10:01:15 -0700
Are you going to make a warranty claim and if so how are you going to handle
presenting to Triumph the fact that a Honda mech. did the work?
Very interesting thread indeed...
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Sheley [mailto:eric@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 1999 9:24 PM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Cam Info(was Valve info)
At 09:39 AM 06/09/1999 -0700, Duner Tor wrote:
> This morning I went to my local Honda shop and had a look
at my ST's
>engine. The ticking/clacking noise that I've been whining
about has been
>diagnosed and I saw it up close and personally.I'm
vindicated, but there's
>no joy in it.The middle cylinder has a "mushroomed"shim and
a "galled" cam
>lobe. The camshaft has to be replaced.. The mechanic thinks
the shim may
>have been soft. There is no absence of oil. All the valves
are extremely
>tight-.20 and should be .6-.8. From past experience, I
trust the Honda
>mechanic implicitly,so they will be doing the work. The
owner of the Honda
Duner,
Sorry to see that it was indeed a problem. That "I can hear
it at 80 ..."
had me worried.
Keep us updated on the progress of the repair.
- Eric
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