you really need to get busy with a thin knife blade or exacto and straighten out the badly bent fins on the oil cooler. it takes patience and...
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hey, thats practically my my nickname :Gossip:
seems like that might be related to some of the cam failures that era VF750 was infamous for. generally, finding any metal in the sump is...
i AGREE [ATTACH]
not ok. did you hold the throttle fully open while cranking, as you should ?? unless you get a minimum of about one-hundred twenty psi the bike...
thats normal, AOK.
just how far off the F mark is it ? does the bike run ? does the timing advance correctly to the MAX mark ?
i dont understand how [maybe age ?] these gen 4 bikes are usually selling so cheap ......except for the few cherry ones of course. [ATTACH] i...
r u sure fuel tank vent in filler cap is clear ?
this is part of what i shook out of a vfr muffler that sat in a shed for a year. [ATTACH] >>>>any carb work recently ?<<<<<
carry on :thumbs: we expect youll have your problem sorted by next week, so get busy. possibly a problem with one of the pickup coils if two...
are we betting this an electrical, not mechanical or fuel-related problem ?
seems like the flat bottom screws might wear less than the round bottom screws that often look flat-spotted.
inspect yours for wear and possibly show photos of any damage.
try switching plugs around or replace the one in the cylinder youve concluded has quit firing. it might be helpful to test pickup coil resistance...
some screws are flat on the bottom, others are hemispherical. in either case they get hammered, and wear will accumulate with mileage. the worn,...
one thing you could try: remove the valve adjusting screws, and check the bottoms for wear and distortion. consider replacing them.
how many miles on the elderly beast ? check fuel flow to carbs. hey, they all make some noise, right ? cleaning the oil pump ?? thats weird and...
sad story. some people should never work on bikes and should find someone who can before too much damage is done. :( someone can surely find...
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