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Old 06-13-2016, 09:25 AM
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If that's the case,if a keeper has jumped and the spring is up,then it's easier to just go ahead and pull the head and remove the valves to check for possible damaged,bent or worn valves. Plus with it off a good reason to just go ahead and do a valve grinding or lapping in valves along with new valve guide seals.
 
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Old 06-13-2016, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Dazeys
Is the arm against the valve stem or is the keeper not holding and the spring is coming up past the keeper? Rotate in down off of top dead center and stuff some nylon rope in the plug hole. Then rotate it until it's tight against the valves. You can then take the arm and spring off without the valve falling down into the engine and check them.
I don't know if I know enough about engines to do that. I did a search on "nylon rope valve piston spark plug" and found posts of rope stuck inside the the engine. Yikes! I'm a little scared.
 
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If in doubt take it to a shop. Should be that much to check it out or to adjust the valve clearance if that's all there is to it..
 
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Originally Posted by old polaris tech
If in doubt take it to a shop. Should be that much to check it out or to adjust the valve clearance if that's all there is to it..
Probably going to end up doing that. Thanks.
 
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The rope is just to check the keeper. If it has slipped then the head needs to come off to find out why it slipped.
 
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Might be time to pull the head...
 
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Originally Posted by DirtDevil101
Might be time to pull the head...
Probably beyond my skill level, so I'm looking for a shop now.
 
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Old 06-20-2016, 03:19 PM
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Me too...I'm not a thumper guy...
 
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