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RE: Cam Info(was Valve info)



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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