uso: Who am I talking to, dealer/tech/or factory?
D/T/F: This be the tech and I also write up the complaint on this here paper. Sign here.
uso: I need one valve adjusted. It is past its serviceable limit. The factory sent me. You write it like I said it.
D/T/F: Yes sir. I'm going to show you the exact quote of what you want done. Just one valve?
uso: Yes. All I brought was the valve cover. Cams are timed up. I have compression.*
D/T/F: Got it. I'm going to look up the flat rate time as to how long that should take, as it's reaas...
uso: ... Hold on a second. I want to see that warranty time vs. you clocking in on the job.
D/T/F: Shit man, I'm not about to beat that time so how about you pay for that clock time out of the book.
uso: Righhht... All you are going to do is install the cam, check that one shim gap and adjust it.
D/T/F: Riiight... I'm going to know the original shim is in there, felt the gap, now pop the page open...
uso: ... Yeah-yeah, left column to right there, that's the shim you need. No guessing. You have the shims, right?
D/T/F: Shit man, we change your oil and wipe our hands on your cam cover saying no shims needed. Need to order.
uso: What the fuck kind of place you running here?
D/T/F: What's a shim?
uso: Look, just get the clearance and let me see your blade slide it in there.
D/T/F: Did you bring the valve cover at least? I need to call the rep on this.
uso: Who are you?
D/T/F: This is the cashier. He was just kidding... That'll be S350.00.
uso: THE FUCKIZZ THIS??
D/T/F: You were adjusting the exhaust cam on the intake side of the head.
Good Luck, uso. You are so is going to need it.
*You know how I sign off? I'd have that original shim in that questionable valve, the cams timed, because I now know without a doubt... I have compression! You hand off that bike with the key in it, what are the odds... I don't play those odds. You took it apart, put it back together. The guy is going to put it back together, but he might have one tooth off and it's your ass against his. Would you leakdown a cylinder with one cam out? I've been in the car/bike scene (dealer level) and some of those boys are scary.
Signed,
NOLTT (not one lousy tooth timed)
Tormenting the motorcycling community one post at a time