right, i tried playing with the cams/crank to realign them so I can continue to feed the chain in but I cant move them now, I assume this is because something is touching down below. I think it skipped more than 1 or 2 teeth.....

It seems stuck where it is....

If I take the cams out (which isn't a bad thing because not only will it hopefully solve this problem but I can do my valve clearance as well) how do i reset everything?

Do you line up the crank with the timing marks on the case (where the hell are these anyway!) then align the cams as you said above then reconnect the chain?

whats the torque spec for the cam bolts?

thanks again!

steve

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