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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Catastrophic camshaft and follower failure - any ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="andygbsmith" data-source="post: 5556" data-attributes="member: 578"><p><em> I</em> <em>would imagine that the most likely cause is the hardness of the cams and followers.</em></p><p><em>Due to the damage to them it would be pointless getting them tested and there appears to be enough oil floating around to discount a lack of lubrication.</em></p><p><em>I'm surprised you didn't have issue's with valve adjustment and performance as the problem worsend.</em></p><p><em>My real concern is all that material has been going around your engine.</em></p><p><em>You say that you changed the oil every 500 miles, was there no sign of debris? did you also change the filter? again any sign of metal. </em></p><p><em>If it was my bike I think I would pull the motor down and have a good look, it could end up cheaper in the long run.</em></p><p><em>Andy</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andygbsmith, post: 5556, member: 578"] [I] I[/I] [I]would imagine that the most likely cause is the hardness of the cams and followers.[/I] [I]Due to the damage to them it would be pointless getting them tested and there appears to be enough oil floating around to discount a lack of lubrication.[/I] [I]I'm surprised you didn't have issue's with valve adjustment and performance as the problem worsend.[/I] [I]My real concern is all that material has been going around your engine.[/I] [I]You say that you changed the oil every 500 miles, was there no sign of debris? did you also change the filter? again any sign of metal. [/I] [I]If it was my bike I think I would pull the motor down and have a good look, it could end up cheaper in the long run.[/I] [I]Andy[/I] [/QUOTE]
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