green is the worst [ATTACH]
very unusual to be that far off. you can try bending with heat or source a new float.
how far off are they ? use the one that sticks up highest from the carb base as reference. don't use heat. what year is the bike ? 4th gen...
the best way to keep the engine running is fresh oil, warm it up b4 riding. and keep the revs away from the top range. redlining it is a quick way...
i've b een on this website for alota years, can't remember any substitute engines put into a vf500.
start saving and looking for a newer bike now ;)
you don't need anyone here to give you permission to go ahead and get that bike.
hang in there buddy. the guy who sold you the bike knew it had that problem for sure. :confused:
crikey ! it would be madness not to have the manual. :eek:
an uncommon failure but it does happen [ATTACH]
unplug r/r first
following on from terry's idea................crank for awhile then pull a sparkplug. if it's dry, you're not injecting fuel, and you have a FI...
GRUM will have an answer for you. try unplugging the r/r first to see if smoke stops, and try to find the exact location of the smoke.
grum is the maximum 'lectickal expert, so go by what he says. i say if you have 4 sparks at 4 plug wires, there is nothing wrong with the ecu....
i remember once that i covered a leak hole with aluminum foil and then covered that with the JB and it held up well cuz fuel wasn't touching the JB.
this is the one i fuckedup riding drunk like an idiot. no rust ! [ATTACH]...
if you get sparks to all 4 plugs the ecu is probably fine.
maybe you could try contacting caswell to find out if they know of a solvent to remove the liner ? whatever it might be it's gonna be nasty so...
fits CB750 and many others from the '70s. like new condition. $18+ shipping from 14260 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
keep your bike chinese-free. :eek: low quality isn't worth it, and i'm sure you can find one new as the same switch was used on thousands of bikes...
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