25 replies to this topic

[Fenestrom]

Lots on cams and timing in the knowledgebase have a read through, 9r in further pages but near as the same for 8fiddly...

 

Ps If you wanted to check the cam sensor for sure, i took out the crank sensor from behind the sprocket cover as a swap to test the cam sensor ( i believe it's actually a "get you home swap") bike ran rough as a pigs ear but proved a buggered cam sensor, perhaps worth checking, i did have help and your more clued up than i am, but perhaps it may help !!!

 

Many suggest that the cam sensor and the speedo sensor are the same but they do have a different profile although the same electrical characteristics. I did try using speedo senso as a try out but to no avail.

 

Have you done a compression check ?

I was going to then realised that the thread on my compression tester was too big. Doh

[Fenestrom]

UPDATE

Many thanks for the interest shown on this thread and my problem

 

It was valve based. Cam tensioner had failed in a big way and timing chain had jumped sprockets.

No valve damage though. 3 broken exhaust studs but should be sorted OK

 

Many thanks to all for consideration

[dablik]

Good to hear, the sensors are different which is known, replacing the cam with the speed sensor is a get you home aid as such and not a direct replacement though, i swapped mine out years ago and the bike ran albeit a bit rough, but told me the cam sensor was foobar.

 

Looks like you got lucky with the tensior and no valve damage 

[Studley Ramrod]

[Snowbird]

Nice one, give us an update when it fires into life.

[Fenestrom]

Realise that 2 years later I hadn't done an update. New chain and tensioner cured it all and has been up and running a couple of years.

 

Thanks to all again for considered replies.