Date:         Mon, 1 Jun 2009 13:02:41 -0700
Reply-To:     "B.J.R." <beer_eighty@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         "B.J.R." <beer_eighty@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      '82-2.0 teardown. help me find the knocking please
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A ticking progressed to a knocking my final trip of last summer.sounds like front end of the left side case.

It seems worse this year gettin her out n drivin her around, more like a small hammer on the case. sort of

Engine is out, muffler is off and shielding is removed

the left side head is coming off, i dont see cracks around the valves, they all seem to be seated ok

im guessing its a bad main bearing

What should i be looking for?
Am i going to have to crack the case to find the contact area if it is a bad bearing??

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