Hello! I have a couple of question I would like to ask you guys today regarding a 212 I have been building for quite some time:
Knocking noise:
1. So recently I replaced the head of my predator 212cc non-hemi and once I was done with it, I went to go pull it over without the spark plug in to see if the valves were moving correctly and nothing was loose. To my surprise, I was met with a almost more bassy sounding tick if that makes any sense. It not really like a clunking noise which I assume is what a rod knock it, but I don't think it is because I haven't made any bottom end mods in almost a year and the closest thing to it would be the push rods I put in. For context Ill leave a parts list of what I have so you guys can have a better understanding of what I have and maybe make it easier to see what this "ticking" is.
Throttle cable:
2. For my second question, it's in regards to my throttle cable. I currently have a mikuni throttle cable that I bought off of GPS a while back along side a vm22, but as time progressed I moved up and with the head I bought, I bought a 26mm PWK flat slide that I really want to start using. But when I went to go install the throttle cable into the carb, the metal strand was too short. So, I decided "I'll just cut the housing" and to my surprise the cable is covered in a metal coil which I've found to be very annoying to cut. So if there are any tips you can give me on how to go about cutting down the housing and metal coil, I really appreciate that because it is absolute last thing I have to do besides tuning. Also you're probably wondering why I just don't get a new cable. Well the way the cable is setup, I kinda can't because it's welded to my frame and I honestly thought I was going to be done with the mods, but that obviously never happened.
Parts list:
Hot-265 cam (GPS)
NR racing head (Made to fit Predator with 28.5 and 26mm valves no head shaving)
Stock piston
1.3 ratio rockers
stock length chromoly pushrods (5.200)
stock length billet rod
arc flywheel (6695)
45lbs valve springs
.10 head gasket
26mm flatslide PWK
NOTE: If anyone needs pictures of anything I will happily provide them. Also if anyone wants a video of what the ticking sounds like, ill also provide that.
Again thanks for any help
Knocking noise:
1. So recently I replaced the head of my predator 212cc non-hemi and once I was done with it, I went to go pull it over without the spark plug in to see if the valves were moving correctly and nothing was loose. To my surprise, I was met with a almost more bassy sounding tick if that makes any sense. It not really like a clunking noise which I assume is what a rod knock it, but I don't think it is because I haven't made any bottom end mods in almost a year and the closest thing to it would be the push rods I put in. For context Ill leave a parts list of what I have so you guys can have a better understanding of what I have and maybe make it easier to see what this "ticking" is.
Throttle cable:
2. For my second question, it's in regards to my throttle cable. I currently have a mikuni throttle cable that I bought off of GPS a while back along side a vm22, but as time progressed I moved up and with the head I bought, I bought a 26mm PWK flat slide that I really want to start using. But when I went to go install the throttle cable into the carb, the metal strand was too short. So, I decided "I'll just cut the housing" and to my surprise the cable is covered in a metal coil which I've found to be very annoying to cut. So if there are any tips you can give me on how to go about cutting down the housing and metal coil, I really appreciate that because it is absolute last thing I have to do besides tuning. Also you're probably wondering why I just don't get a new cable. Well the way the cable is setup, I kinda can't because it's welded to my frame and I honestly thought I was going to be done with the mods, but that obviously never happened.
Parts list:
Hot-265 cam (GPS)
NR racing head (Made to fit Predator with 28.5 and 26mm valves no head shaving)
Stock piston
1.3 ratio rockers
stock length chromoly pushrods (5.200)
stock length billet rod
arc flywheel (6695)
45lbs valve springs
.10 head gasket
26mm flatslide PWK
NOTE: If anyone needs pictures of anything I will happily provide them. Also if anyone wants a video of what the ticking sounds like, ill also provide that.
Again thanks for any help