Holiday wrench session anyone?

[texas-ss-tornado]

Looks like January 10th is a go for everyone, Greg, can you post your address so I know how to get there?  Hopefully, it will be warm enough to ride, if not, I will just trailer my bike over!  Thanks again for hosting this!!!!

[roboto65]

Ok just wanted to throw a reminder to everyone about this Wrench session if you have any presents left over I will take them then LOL.... Someone else will be getting one then too but you will have to show up too see what it is!!!!!

[lragan]

Ok just wanted to throw a reminder to everyone about this Wrench session if you have any presents left over I will take them then LOL.... Someone else will be getting one then too but you will have to show up too see what it is!!!!!

Well, Allen, you now have me intrigued!  I can't think of any work I want to do to my bike, but I may have to come for the surprise!!

[roboto65]

Cannot sya anymore than that because someone can get there hands on anything on this forum nothing is safe 

[KTC]

i have this info from a good source, Allen is purchasing mistletoe and taping it on the bill of his cap, so i'm sure this is of a huge surprise to some!!

[roboto65]

Nah it will be on the back belt loop for some  Ok everyone don't forget we are raiding Gregs on the 10th !!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[KTC]

post some things that everyone will be doing during the wrench session.

[Jamtndll]

I may be adjusting carbs, I will find out when I get there.  I put shims and jets in during the November session.  I am getting some discolorization on front pipes.  could be running lean.  I will then be trying to remove the blue after that.

[KTC]

how's it running for ya?

[TLRam1]

post some things that everyone will be doing during the wrench session.

Talking

Waiting for someone else to do it

Asking when it's time to eat

When is Greg coming out of the house.

Telling Allen, your oiler is leaking....oil

Looking at bikes

Looking at Planes

Again, when is Greg coming out

[dgc67]

From Jam:  I may be adjusting carbs, I will find out when I get there.  I put shims and jets in during the November session.  I am getting some discolorization on front pipes.  could be running lean.

[TLRam1]

I may be adjusting carbs, I will find out when I get there.  I put shims and jets in during the November session.  I am getting some discolorization on front pipes.  could be running lean.  I will then be trying to remove the blue after that.

If (or did you) you let your bike run at high idle with the chock on for an extended period of time your headers will turn.

[KTC]

Call Greg after 7 am and he'll be up

[Jamtndll]

I may be adjusting carbs, I will find out when I get there.  I put shims and jets in during the November session.  I am getting some discolorization on front pipes.  could be running lean.  I will then be trying to remove the blue after that.

If (or did you) you let your bike run at high idle with the chock on for an extended period of time your headers will turn.

I hardly use the choke at all.

[texas-ss-tornado]

Well, I just put a brand new set of rebuilt carbs on my V65 Magna, and it's running like a champ.  However, the "noise" I was worried about seems to be getting a little louder, and it comes and goes, you can't hear it going down the road, only at low RPM.
I had another friend listen to it, and he thinks I need new cam chain tensioners?  He's a pretty experienced V-4 guy so I believe what he's saying, but I told him about the wrench session on the 10th, and he said adjusting the valves won't help if the tensioners are bad.  He said I should just order new ones from Dave Dodge and replace them at the same time!!!!  Anybody have this kind of mechanical aptitude?  I certainly don't!  I also don't want to waste time with a valve adjustment if that's not going to fix the problem.  This guy is an avid Honda V-4 restorer from Oklahoma, he came down over the weekend to pull a motor from one of my V65 Sabre parts bikes.   Thoughts?  Comments?  Suggestions?  Maybe I'm just SOL?