Son of a B#%CH

[Pontiackid73]

Well my bike has been making loud valve train noises after a long night of beating on it about a week back. So i decided it was time to check valve clearances. Low and behold it could not be that simple.

http://i.imgur.com/vX895.jpg

I have never seen a camshaft cap break by itself. Nothing else is wrong with the engine. everything works fine but i found this as i took off the valve cover.
The cam journals look fine as well.
My first solution is to pin and JBweld it. If that doesn't hold then I am exactly where I started in the first place.

Any Ideas for a fix short of buying a new head?

[dry_humor]

if you have alternate transportation, you could always order a new one from somewhere and put it on later. or find a salvage yard and see if they have any you can pull.

i wouldn't trust jb welding it, especially with cams.

[crzydood17]

Your just asking to gouge the cam if you JB weld it. The big question is are the cam caps proprietary like the case or are they a get one if ya need one kinda deal.

[burning1]

The cam caps are line-bored with the head. I've heard plenty of success stories from people replacing them with salvage parts... Probably worth a shot, you don't have much to lose.

[Pontiackid73]

Anyone have a used head? lol

[weedahoe]

Ive got an complete head off an 07 with cams and caps and all.

[Pontiackid73]

Will that bolt right onto an 01?

[weedahoe]

Yeah but you will have to change out your tach. The 04+ is electronic

[ThatOtherGuy]

Hate it when a seemingly simple job gets complicated with crap you discover.  Suppose its better to discover it the good way than the bad way though.

[Pontiackid73]

Im really debating weather or not its worth it to me to fix it. I bought the bike cheap and if i have to put over half what i paid into it I think i may just get rid of it.