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sfaulk320

Engine rebuild questions?

Ok guys a quick dumb question to start my top end rebuild, i have never done this before and kinda on edge about it but i know ill get it running. I have the engine out and im at the point to take the head off, i have the cam out already my big question is do i have to keep the cam chain on the crank sprocket like i seen in a video? My gut tells me i dont have to, ill just have to get it back on the crank before i put it back together.

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Just do not let it fall down into the case, as it is a pain to fish back out. However it is not hard to get back onto the bottom crank sprocket if it comes off.
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Awesome, thank you im sure ill be posting again, you guys helped me tons with my spark problem before but the rebuild is gonna be a whole new world for me. Any tips you guys can give while i dive right in?

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Take lots of pictures.
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shinyribs

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Yeah, it's not the end of the world if the chain does fall. It won't disappear since it is still looped around the crank. Like Tools said, if it does fall it won't be fun, but it'll be ok either way.

The cam is not very heavy. You wont have any problem handling the cam with one hand and holding the chain with the other. You'll be fine. It's not as dramatic as the youtube mechanics would want you to believe. Have fun. :)