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engine is from a 1995 sporty 1200 xlh
Background info of issue:
I had my primary cover off recently and I never got the primary chain tensioned correctly because my adjustment window was seized shut. The bike was running pretty good (would be able to shift through gears) except for the suspected loose primary chain. Heres where I think I slipped up : I tried to adjust the primary chain while the bike was idling in neutral just by listening to it, the adjustment was very minimal because I wasn't confident in what I was doing. I tightened the lock nut on the tensioner and got halfway down the street before the bike died, I was in second gear and the bike would rev but it wouldn't go anywhere and then it just shut off. I put it back in neutral and rolled it back. The bike would still turn on, but when I gave it gas it wouldn't fire right and then would eventually die. I torched the bolts on the adjustment window and eventually got it off, got it off the ground, pulled the plugs, cycled through to 5th gear and adjusted the chain with about 0.5in of slack maybe a SLIGHT bit less. put back together and tried to start it again but wouldn't turn over.
- I wasn't aware that the primary chain being tight/loose should have anything to do with how the engine fires or would prevent the engine from starting, possibly a seperate issue?
-when I removed the inspection window after I had tensioned it at idle the chain was not far off the standard tension
Any advice/insight is greatly appreciated. thanks.
Background info of issue:
I had my primary cover off recently and I never got the primary chain tensioned correctly because my adjustment window was seized shut. The bike was running pretty good (would be able to shift through gears) except for the suspected loose primary chain. Heres where I think I slipped up : I tried to adjust the primary chain while the bike was idling in neutral just by listening to it, the adjustment was very minimal because I wasn't confident in what I was doing. I tightened the lock nut on the tensioner and got halfway down the street before the bike died, I was in second gear and the bike would rev but it wouldn't go anywhere and then it just shut off. I put it back in neutral and rolled it back. The bike would still turn on, but when I gave it gas it wouldn't fire right and then would eventually die. I torched the bolts on the adjustment window and eventually got it off, got it off the ground, pulled the plugs, cycled through to 5th gear and adjusted the chain with about 0.5in of slack maybe a SLIGHT bit less. put back together and tried to start it again but wouldn't turn over.
- I wasn't aware that the primary chain being tight/loose should have anything to do with how the engine fires or would prevent the engine from starting, possibly a seperate issue?
-when I removed the inspection window after I had tensioned it at idle the chain was not far off the standard tension
Any advice/insight is greatly appreciated. thanks.
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