dusty92388
XS400 Member
Hello there, first post.
I just picked up a 79 Yamaha XS 400. It had a blown head gasket, so I've spent the past few days tearing everything down. I changed the gasket and started to put her back together, and realized i was missing a washer for one of the acorn nuts. If it's fallen into where the cam chain goes, is there anyway to check from the bottom of the motor so I don't have to pull the whole motor apart again?
Also I'm kind of confused with the cam chain tensioner. I reinstalled it and the chain seems to be pretty tight, I can't really even wiggle it. I'm ready to throw the valve cover back on, just hope I did everything right =/ My first time ever tearing any kind of engine apart.
I just picked up a 79 Yamaha XS 400. It had a blown head gasket, so I've spent the past few days tearing everything down. I changed the gasket and started to put her back together, and realized i was missing a washer for one of the acorn nuts. If it's fallen into where the cam chain goes, is there anyway to check from the bottom of the motor so I don't have to pull the whole motor apart again?
Also I'm kind of confused with the cam chain tensioner. I reinstalled it and the chain seems to be pretty tight, I can't really even wiggle it. I'm ready to throw the valve cover back on, just hope I did everything right =/ My first time ever tearing any kind of engine apart.