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I went out and took off the water outlet tube and I can feel there is nothing under where the sensor should be. I'm going to drill and tap the boss for the sensor.
I put my cam in and I put the tensioner on but I think I found another problem. There is some play between the cam key and the cam sprocket. My cam didn't come with a key installed so I took the one off the stock cam. There is no play between the key and the cam but it goes in with just my finger pressure and I thought it should be a little more of an interference fit. Should I get a new cam key or is this normal, and would I be able to get one at the an auto store in town?
I second what Merc said. My sprocket to cam has ZERO movement in it. Any good auto parts store should have it in stock. They are just normal half moon keys.
I looked all over town and couldn't find any. I also noticed that the crank sprocket is a tad loose too. I think I'm going to just make some. I might even try welding some more material onto the stock ones and grinding it to the right size.
The crank sprocket key is fine. I didn't have the gear pushed on far enough. I also compared the new cam sprocket and stock sprocket and they have the same amount of play. So I know the gear is fine. It doesn't look like the key or gear is worn. They must come from the factory loose?