This is an archived version of the Road Star Clinic. The Road Star Clinic can now be found at www.roadstarclinic.com. Please join us there!

Road Star Forum
Welcome, Guest
Please Login or Register.    Lost Password?
Go to bottom Post Reply Favoured: 0
TOPIC: Re:Firing on one cylinder
#1022315
Paladin (User)
"Have Bike - Will Travel"
Junior Boarder
Posts: 106
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male cwayneb.com Location: Lexington, KY Birthdate: 1954-10-09
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
Paladin wrote:
Here are the bolts I had left over. As far as the ones I used, I tried to use the ones that were as close as possible to the sizes the manual/Mr Tidy's instructions specified for each location. Then like I said, I didn't put any in the "spacer" because the manual didn't show anything other than a picture and didn't specify bolts/sizes going there.
 
Logged Logged  
 
Last Edit: 2017/09/17 01:34 By Paladin.
 
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022316
ctkog (User)
Expert Boarder
Posts: 523
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
I'll take a look that repair in the manual and see if I can tell where they go.
 
Logged Logged  
 
Last Edit: 2017/09/17 02:54 By ctkog.
 

---------- NOTHING STRAIGHTENS MY HEAD OUT BETTER THAN AN ENTIRELY CROOKED ROAD-----------
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022324
Paladin (User)
"Have Bike - Will Travel"
Junior Boarder
Posts: 106
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male cwayneb.com Location: Lexington, KY Birthdate: 1954-10-09
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
Ctkog wrote:I'll take a look that repair in the manual and see if I can tell where they go.

I really do appreciate the help. To save some time, here's the page I was talking about that show installing the spacer. It seems to indicate bolts go there but then doesn't say anything about them other than torque specs. I'd just have to guess at what goes where unless you guys have any ideas.

I have to take the top end back apart anyway to check the valves, so it's no big deal to put these in. I still don't understand why it won't hardly turn over though unless the valve clearances are way off and I don't think they are based on what I checked yesterday. It sort of seems like the compression is too high for the motor to turn over.
File Attachment:
File Name: Spacer_bolt_diagram.pdf
File Size: 112519
 
Logged Logged  
 
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022326
ctkog (User)
Expert Boarder
Posts: 523
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
Paladin wrote:
I really do appreciate the help. To save some time, here's the page I was talking about that show installing the spacer. It seems to indicate bolts go there but then doesn't say anything about them other than torque specs. I'd just have to guess at what goes where unless you guys have any ideas.

I have to take the top end back apart anyway to check the valves, so it's no big deal to put these in. I still don't understand why it won't hardly turn over though unless the valve clearances are way off and I don't think they are based on what I checked yesterday. It sort of seems like the compression is too high for the motor to turn over.
File Attachment:
File Name: Spacer_bolt_diagram.pdf
File Size: 112519


Yeah the spacer has 4 or so bolts that go in it before the cover goes on, the number I'm not exactly sure, but they're quite a bit shorter than the ones the cover uses to pass thru the spacer. Line out all your bolts in groups before reinstalling everything and do a "dry run" without tightening anything just to make sure you're using all the bolts correctly.

The fact that compression seems high makes me wonder if the decompression assist is occurring. Did you disconnect and remember to reconnect your decompression solenoid? The positive thing about seeing good compression is that your cam timing is probably correct. Make sure that decompression system is activating and assembled correctly.

Maybe some others can chime in with some ideas here too.
 
Logged Logged  
 
Last Edit: 2017/09/17 13:24 By ctkog.
 

---------- NOTHING STRAIGHTENS MY HEAD OUT BETTER THAN AN ENTIRELY CROOKED ROAD-----------
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022331
texasscott1 (User)
Two of a kind
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 4486
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
The page you posted lists the number and length of the bolts that go in the valve covers. Find those and separate them out and what's left over should be used for the spacer. Surely you kept the bolts for the cams and cover separate.

Now, you said it's difficult to crank. I'm thinking that the pushrods are in the wrong lifters or #1 cylinder (rear) wasn't at TDC when the cams were installed or the cams weren't lined up properly. The rocker arm adjustment shouldn't have changed. Be careful and not lose any of the dowel pins.

There is a tech bulletin issued in '01 that corrects the pushrod positions. I'm looking at it now and it shows the intake pushrod on the front #2 cylinder on the inside lifter and on the rear #1 cylinder on the outside lifter. Another good reason to make notes when disassembling things.
 
Logged Logged  
 


My 99 Standard Test Mule
Scott B.
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022333
texasscott1 (User)
Two of a kind
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 4486
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
I just noticed something - In the drawing of the engine at the beginning of section 5 it shows both intake pushrods in the outer lifters. Maybe someone here who has their valve covers off can chime in.

In the drawing on page 5-14 it shows the 12 bolts for the spacer as 25 mm (0.98 inches) long.

I wonder if the shouldered bolts in your picture were designed for the rocker arm shafts.
 
Logged Logged  
 
Last Edit: 2017/09/18 08:44 By texasscott1.
 


My 99 Standard Test Mule
Scott B.
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022334
ctkog (User)
Expert Boarder
Posts: 523
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
Agree it could be 180 out because it will still have compression. That would explain the no start and the trying to reverse the wire locations to get it to fire.

I also think those could be the bolts for rockers because the four in the middle in the picture have the long shank, like the rocker bolts should have.

Did you remember to install the decompression rods??
 
Logged Logged  
 
Last Edit: 2017/09/17 15:22 By ctkog.
 

---------- NOTHING STRAIGHTENS MY HEAD OUT BETTER THAN AN ENTIRELY CROOKED ROAD-----------
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022335
texasscott1 (User)
Two of a kind
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 4486
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
All that is necessary when installing the cams is that the rear #1 piston be at top dead center. Doesn't matter if that was the exhaust or compression stroke when the cams were removed as long as they are lined up properly the cams will determine which stroke the engine is on.
 
Logged Logged  
 


My 99 Standard Test Mule
Scott B.
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022343
ctkog (User)
Expert Boarder
Posts: 523
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
texasscott1 wrote:
All that is necessary when installing the cams is that the rear #1 piston be at top dead center. Doesn't matter if that was the exhaust or compression stroke when the cams were removed as long as they are lined up properly the cams will determine which stroke the engine is on.


+1 cams determine as long as rear cyl is on top. 180 crank rotation from there would put the front cyl up and he don't want that.
 
Logged Logged  
 

---------- NOTHING STRAIGHTENS MY HEAD OUT BETTER THAN AN ENTIRELY CROOKED ROAD-----------
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#1022344
davej (User)
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 18167
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male Location: Toledo Ohio Birthdate: 1957-00-00
Re:Firing on one cylinder 5 Months, 1 Week ago  
Actually if you lined up the dots on the cam gears before you removed it then lined up the dots when you installed the new cams none of the other shit matters. That is as long as you didn't turn over the engine with the cams out. Did you reinstall the decompression rod and all the rest of the decomp system correctly and without bending anything in he linkage? If you think something is wrong with the cam installation remove the cover and roll the engine around to see if you can get the cam marks to line up. if you can the cam installation is correct if you can't get them to line up then you found the issue. If they line up the issue is in the pushrods location or decomp system.
 
Logged Logged  
 
Last Edit: 2017/09/17 20:49 By davej.
 
dave
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
Go to top Post Reply
Powered by FireBoardget the latest posts directly to your desktop
...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... -->
New Forum Posts


The Road Star Clinic is a collaborative community of riders who archive and publish user contributed technical data about Yamaha Road Star motorcycles.

Copyright 2003-2007 Road Star Clinic and its respective authors.
<-- -->