Did the previous mechanic forget to remove the retainer bolt from the camshaft when assembling, thus junking the sprocket and impacting the head?I went over to the shop at lunch today to check in on the Cruiser.
Mechanic showed me how the sprocket on my camshaft had failed, and that he ordered a new sprocket arriving tomorrow. At that point he will slap it back together and we will cross our fingers the tick is gone.
May want to consider checking out the timing chain guides as well to make sure any misalignment didn't cause a chunk to break off and end up around the gear at the bottom.
Glad the new mechanic found a possible solution, quickly.