1984 xl350r engine noise

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smokeman71	\| Move to Bottom Author
Rank:none Score: 0 Posts: 1 From: USA Registered: 07/30/2008 Time spent: 0 hours	(Date Posted:07/30/2008 11:30 AM) I am a new owner of a 1984 xl350r. It has devoloped a significant clack (almost a metalic slapping noise) when it warms up. I thought it was a valve adjustment issue, so I adjusted the valves last weekend. It still has the noise. I notice it most when the engine is warm and at idle. I can't tell if the noise is coming from the valves or somewhere else. I know these RFVC engines are typically noisy, but this seems to be excessive. Any thoughts???

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woosh	\| Move to Top \| Move to Bottom 1#
Rank:none Score:0 Posts:695 Registered: 03/05/2005 Time spent: 0 hours	RE:1984 xl350r engine noise (Date Posted:07/30/2008 3:49 PM) When I got mine it made the valve noise but I to figured an adjustment would fix the problem. I was very wrong. The cam and rockers were so worn that even after being adjusted properly there was still way to much slack and they made lots of noise. I replaced the rockers and cover and cam with stuff from an xr and it is much quiter but still makes a lot of noise epecially at higher rpms. I am not sure if that is normal or not. I did take the cam chain tensionor off the bike cause I dropped the pin that holds the compresion realease lever in the cover. It fell down the hole the cam chain goes thru. I got it but was very worried I was gonna lose it so be carefull. The tensionor was a pain to put back in and I dont know that I did it right I may have a loose chain.

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woosh	\| Move to Top 2#
Rank:none Score:0 Posts:695 Registered: 03/05/2005 Time spent: 0 hours	RE:1984 xl350r engine noise (Date Posted:07/30/2008 3:49 PM) Mine only had 3400 miles on it to.

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