timing

I had a post a while back with questions about this same issue With no response. I hope this one does better. Has anyone ever had their ignition pickup coil fail? If so can it cause misfire like running off timing or does it just stop working altogether? I’m rebuilding the carbs for the third...

So, first, a little back story... Beginning of summer I rebuilt the motor on my '94. I had pulled the motor for second gear fix and found the oil pump o-ring issue and some main bearing damage. I also discovered that somebody had been in the motor before. Both cam chain tensioner guides were...

Hi guys, I am in need of help again. Two of my front cylinders are not working. Maximum compression is okay, current flow is okay, spark plug okay. Rear engine works but really hot. Why do you think the front camshaft is not working? Can I interchange the camshaft of the front and...

Hey guys! So whenever I'm going up a hill and accellerate from 2-3k, my oil light comes on at around 4500 - 5000 rpm. Is this normal? I mean if I just steadily go up it rarely comes on, it seems to be triggered by acceleration If I'm going downhill I can get to 6500 before it comes on, or...

Fellow Vmax enthusiasts, a scenario/question I pose for you; When setting the cams for valve clearance measurement I followed the Yamaha Manual procedure as follows; Set T1 mark, make sure rear cams have timing marks pointing up and Cyl 1 is at TDC Rotate 180 Degrees and Cyl 3 is at TDC...

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i am trying to install the cam shafts, after folloing the manual instractions the rear head intake valves slightly thouching the pistons. T1 with small dots up.

126,000 miles is making me think about wear issues. One of the things I'm thinking about is the timing chains. They are original, as are the chain tensioners. I believe these camchains self-adjust - I seem to remember that they self adjusted after the motor was revved up to like 5000 RPM...

I'm in the process of cheking my valvle clearance. Found timing mark for T1 , as shown in pic below ( sorry for the size don't know how to resize). When I check my #1 Cylinder I expected the lobe to be pointing face up but they are as shown on the second picture. Am I doing something wrong ...

I split my cases to repair the notorious second gear issue. Since getting all my parts back from Sean today, I started reassembly and came to a snag in the process. My book (clymers) says there is supposed to be a timing mark on the main drive gear on the crank and a mark on the balancer shaft...

OK heres whats going on ive had my vmax for about 6 years and i though it might be time to give it a good once over so i rebuilt the carbs changed the plugs plug wires flushed out the radiator all the basic stuff and put ut back together but still didnt run like i thought it should so i did a...

See Photo The book says to line the appropriate cam index holes up with the mark. On my 99 there is a thin line that looks sorta of like a casting line that is straight up 12 o'clock. Just to the right of that (for all caps, they're all identical except for the location stamping)...

What did you think it was, VMAX_NC has done it again this year with his Gen 1 and won the Wyo-tech Daytona hp shootout 2years in a row:clapping:

I can see a timing mark on the balance shaft, but I can't see one on the crank gear. The genuine and aftermarket manual I've got don't have any good pics. There is white paint on one of the teeth. I scraped it off a bit but couldn't see an indent.:ummm:

I used a degree wheel and piston stop to get true top dead center, which by the way is spot on with the timing mark on the rotor. Intake: Open @ 11.5* BTDC Duration 230.5* Close @ 39* ABDC Lobe center 103.75* Exhaust Open @ 41* BBDC Duration 235*...

i have a 1995 vmax....i am used to inline 4...i redid the heads on the max and the cam timing seems a bit tricky to me....i did a search and didnt really find what im looking for.....anyways i put the cams back in as the manual says.....seems like the rear might be touching the valve a bit but...

I'm having issues with my cam timing set-up, if anyone has done this before could you please help me through it by email or preferably by phone. thanks, Kenny. cell 541-892-1485

Do anybody know when stock intake/exhaust cams should theoretically open/close valve, before/after top dead centre (TDC) in degrees? I can?t find this info in manual.

I have a question, This week I put together one of those timing advancer`s with the 470 ohm and 4k ohm resistor pack but, I`m not sure just what application it is used best for 1: taking off w.o.t. from a stop sign ?:confused2: 2:opening it up on the freeway ?:confused2: I`m worried about...

I e-mailed Tim (the VMax Guru) a while back with a few questions on the gen 1 pickup signals. What I was hoping for was an easier way to get a 4 to 8 cylinder tach to work with the VMax. My idea was quickly shot down, but Tim did provide some nice data that I asked him if I could share with the...