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It's common for the tooth to be off like that.
Make sure you have the crank at 1 TDC and looking straight on at the cam marks, that's as close as it'll get.

What problems are you having not running right, we can suggest other things to check.

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Yep, usual problem, though the chaps say it can be adjusted exactly but you need a lot of patience....in my case I spent 8 hours trying to set it precisely but still ended up with about 1/2 tooth off on one side. Anything up to 1 tooth will not crush the engine, but anything more than 1 tooth off and you can be in trouble:shock:! So be carefull. However, I believe thatthese minor deflections (up to one tooth) can be neutralized by re-adjusting the valve gaps and the ignition timing.

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I took the carbs back off today and I've always thought that was the problem.I drained and measured the fuel in the bowls and Num. 2 was almost without fuel.It seems there was something behind the float needle.I cleared that and am in the process of setting the floats.I skipped that when I rebuilt the carbs., yea I know a big nono.Num 1 had a broken float holder post,I JB Welded that and it seems to be holding until I can afford another set.It ran bad and I'm hopping getting the num.2 cyclinder right it will smooth out.I think while I got it down this far I will take the motor off frame and do some painting. I must say one thing theses bikes have taught me is patience...Thanks for responding

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i too broke a float post, I tried the JB Weld held for a while then let go . Bought a rack off EBay it arrived with four broken posts
Randakks Cycle Shakk sells permanent repair solutions for broken posts and they work well

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Yea I was looking at those ,I got a lead on the whole set so I am waiting to see how that works out. I got the rebuild kit with video from Randakk"s ,the video is the best money I have ever spent...Thanks