Your next step should be a voltage output test across the battery terminals with engine turning about 5000 rpm. Expect 13.5-14.5 vdc or expect...
^^ Agreed, Fred: not without replacing bearing shells is it a proper rebuild, maybe a new oil pump too if the mileage is high.
I work from the back only (after sanding down about 1/4" on each side of the crack) with a 40 watt broad-tipped soldering iron and use plenty of...
>YOU, HOPIT < PLEASE !! Finally gets yourself an updated model (VFR 700, for example or a 4th gen) and move beyond the VF era so we VFR owners...
Could also possibly be a symptom of bad pulse generator, as that usually quits as it heats up, works again after cooling. Proper resistance tests...
I'm puzzled. You found valves in spec but you removed the cams ???
A living moving ornament, what will the Chinese think of next ? :distrust:
Guaire: " The 'new' one still has the little screws for holding the "side stand cover" # 50533-MT4-000ZC. I'll see if I can find one of those...
Not worth the effort.
Apparently you like idiosyncratic hackjobs and feel you must put your stamp on any bikes that pass through your hands. Your VF as pictured is...
expect gen 4 calipers to be the same as 3
I'd be doin that too if i had space to work, even cold. Keeps you going all winter to have a rare prize like that VFR ready for spring riding.
Suggest you try a compression test on the replacement engine before mounting it. Don't tighten any engine mounting bolts until they're all in...
"Why, sir, nothing matters as long as it doesn't effect the National Supply of Beer !" : Dr. Johnson to Boswell :eagerness:
........"getting 'stuck' at the top end of teh revs. After about 7krpm the bike doesn't want to go any higher, you can feel it struggling and...
So was George F*in Washington ! Surveys always find that standards of education are the lowest of all our states in Mississippi, and i think...
He fr0rgave, but i'd like t0 see FwDeclerk and Pik B0tha serve in l0ckup abu0t 2 years each just t0 see and FEEL what he had t0 endure. I don't...
And did ye inspect the cams fur damage when ye started this pr0ject ?? Backfires c0uld be caused by wr0ng sparkplug wire h00kup.:distrust:
Unridden bikes usually have better-looking fuel tubes cuz liquid fuel damages plastic with long exposure, while seldom ridden means less exposure...
^^ Zackly right ! Proper carb or FI throttleplate synch keeps things spinning smoother at idle and just-above so clutch plates don't jiggle about...
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