New to the site & looking...
 

In need of cyl head for my 88 1000F there has been one located on Ebay but I need complete W/ cams..were would I find AfterMarket Cams or anyone know were to locate a Cyl complete w/ Cams

I have one from a 92 model, with cams, but is missing a couple of the
cam caps.

Do not know if these are interchangeable, some one will chime in with that answer.

Aussie Johnno

BTW, KB316 is located in California, USA.

Yes Newman California to be precise..smack dab in Cow country!!!

Yes...also will need to know if caps will interchange...I do believe they are a matched set???

As I understand it the head and caps are made as one piece and drilled out making the caps specific to the head. I am pretty sure that a head without the matching caps is useless. I have a Cali pair head if you want it but would recommend finding a non pair head if you can. Good luck.

I'd like to point out that while it's desirable to have the original caps it's NOT essential - we rebuilt an 88 engine using a set of caps from TWO different engines and the bike ran perfectly and is still running fine.
In a perfect world, yes, but the differences are so miniscule as to not being a problem on an engine of the age we are talking about. The caps don't have a primary function in respect of holding the cams in place - the camchain is really tight and does that - what the caps do primarily is channel oil to the cam journals and prevent any "whip" in the cams. Having said that, I wouldn't run the bike without them. :)
Just make sure you put the right caps on the right cams, don't mix them up. (front and rear)
BTW I mixed my left and right caps at one time and ran the bike like that for about 6000 miles - no problem. :eek:
Run slightly thicker oil like a 20W/50 and you should be fine.

The cams spin in an oil bath. As long as they are not to tight, my guess would be no problem like Shadows says.

Main and rod bearings are an entirely different story and should not be mixed.

My question here is,

Does anyone have the specs for Shaft/Cap clearance so he can flexi-gauge the clearance and know he's in spec for proper oiling on the camshafts?

Chapter 2, page 43.

Ebay Cali The Whole Shebang for less than the cost of just the head $125