Recent content by ducridersantafe

Thanks Michael. I asked a seller on eBay what lengths his NOS valves are and he told me 96.5 and 100mm, mine are 0.5mm shorter. I'm really leaning towards it being the wrong exhaust cam at this point because of that timing mark, but as I said in my original post, I'm not all that familiar with...

Hi, sorry, yes, the valves and seats were recut, but not by much. The camshaft is still in the head, but here's a couple of pics.

Hi, thanks for your response. Yes, even adjusted all the way, they still push up against the cam lobes. Even at this point of the cam rotation, both valves are open. Either the valves are too long or the cam is incorrect. Seems to me at least...... Thanks, Terry

Hi, thanks for the quick response. The cam doesn't turn easily once it's installed. It's rubbing against the cam followers even when there should be no contact. The cam chain isn't installed yet so that's not it. I'm thinking the valves are too long but I don't know what length they should be...

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and have a few questions about my current project. It's a 1970 K3 CL450 frame number 4000017 engine number 4000035. It was not running when I bought it and it turned out one piston had a hole in it and an inlet valve was slightly bent. I am re-assembling the head...