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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???
Yes...also will need to know if caps will interchange...I do believe they are a matched set???
Last edited by 74demon; 11-07-2012 at 05:56 PM. Reason: merge btb posts
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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.
Run slightly thicker oil like a 20W/50 and you should be 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.
Run slightly thicker oil like a 20W/50 and you should be fine.
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