Brilliant that you’re documenting this, undoubtedly many CRF owners are going to benefit. I’m not clear on why you decided not to remove the engine for this. Virtually everything you do in that confined space is going to be hampered. Having said this, I’m just a dude watching, and I already know that you have more knowledge in your pinky that I have overall so please don’t think it’s a criticism!! Really looking forward to the next instalment.
I assume this is going to be the most time consuming part(head removal/install)? I've had the engine out and even torn down the previous engine(blew up) but with no caution or attention to detail(wasn't going to rebuild it). With that being said if you did it over again would you remove the engine? My thought process in doing so is that my bike is really really dirty and I can't seem to get the engine as clean as i'd like for this. I'm afraid of a clump of dirt just falling into something out of nowhere even after washing the bike like crazy lol. Also how long did it take you start to finish?
I think you're supposed to set the crankshaft at 'top dead center' with intake and exhaust valves closed. Because you could set the crankshaft with the "T" aligned in the hole, with the camshafts in the wrong position.
I used the factory Honda repair manual and went step by step as they showed. There is a lot of duration while closed, so just guessing top dead center and setting them closed could put you a tooth or more off on your timing
@@KorysRides Of course one has to remove the valve cover first, to set the correct top dead center. But thumbs up for taking the time to film and upload it all!
