Reassembled and was disappointed to find the petcock dribbled from the outlet when in the “off” position. I think this spring is old and tired....
Tight fit. I put a dab of oil on the the two new o-rings on the shaft. That made slipping them on easier and assembly easier. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
You could install only one new internal o-ring to seal the ball when in the “off” position. I figure that steel ball may not need to rest on an...
I followed others’ recommendation from here to drill out the rivets and tap. There’s a Youtube video on this specific petcock here: [MEDIA] I...
1990 VFR750 with a familiar story... Petcock leaking and it’s not available. In my case, leaking from both the petcock body as well as through the...
Ahaa... the PAIR bs that I pulled off. Thanks for that insight!
And the big news... She's running again after 14+ years! Ignore the mess of wires in the vid, that's the replacement harness just hung on the bike...
Anybody recognize these? I noticed the 2 front intakes had these brass nipples with rubber tube instead of the blanking screw in the sync ports....
Got the #2 and 4 carbs cleaned and reassembled, then dug into the fuel tube o-rings. Of course the 34 year-old o-rings for the vent tubes are...
Just a quick update today... Found some time to clean up the "V" valley and start cleaning the carbs while I wait for parts. #1 doesn't look...
Wow you have put some miles on those VFRs! Thanks for the tip, I'll be sure to follow that step from the manual.
Good eye for detail! Yeah there's a story. Last year I gave the bike to my nephews so they could take a class in motorcycle repair. In their...
This is great! Thank you!
Thanks Cap!
Back at it today. She'll crank but no start. At first I could not feel or hear the fuel pump. Started working through that diagnostic process...
I'm also looking for one of these plastic fuse box clips. If anyone knows were I can find please LMK. Must have snapped it in transit with the tie...
I found a used wire harness on ebay. Classic VFR with the roasted R/R connector, just barely in the pic here near the top. Yesterday I checked it...
I began with a good battery and spent some time going through the bike. Yes that's my janky fuel supply while I rebuild the petcock (I'll post...
I'm going to record my journey bringing my old VFR back to life. Hoping that the sage VFR mechanics here will weigh in. I know I already have...
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