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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: klimber on May 11, 2004, 01:39:35 PM

Title: What are the signs you need to adjust valves/tappets
Post by: klimber on May 11, 2004, 01:39:35 PM
anyone have and blantant signals?
Title: clacking...
Post by: The Buddha on May 11, 2004, 01:47:31 PM
OK I adjust them when they start clacking... louder than ticking and tapping, but they still were in spec. Strange bike... Clacks but still in spec.
Cool.
Srinath.
Title: What are the signs you need to adjust valves/tappets
Post by: JohNLA on May 11, 2004, 05:51:40 PM
Hard starting, would not hold idle, ran rough but it would run. That was when all 4 shims were badly out of spec.