VF500F at Yahoo! Groups

Re: water and oil---uhhh...together

OOWONBS@... — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:01:47 GMT

FWIW... My dad had rigged a tire pressure valve stem to a radiator cap for testing radiators after he soldered them. This may be of some use. So might a

Re: Just barely half full

forsaleinfl@... — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:50:01 GMT

... Ohhhhhh! I was thinking JB Weld AROUND the outside diameter of the seal, and trying to figure out how it held that way once it slid back in. I like your

Re: water and oil---uhhh...together

Noël Auger — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:46 GMT

Sorry, here is the (*) : The seal I was talking about is the one which prevents water from coming into the engine. Well, it this one fails ... ... From: Noël

Just barely half full

Patrick O'Bryant — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:10 GMT

Try a 2nd layer of heat shrink tubing..... If you grind and replace the seal, use some JB Weld or the likes to hold the new seal in place. Make sure the

Re: Just barely half full

Noël Auger — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:41:09 GMT

Hi Greg, "Runs. Idles. Moves in a forward direction under it's own power." ... That's great (at last !). Welcome in the "running" bikes club ! ;o)) Sorry I

Re: water and oil---uhhh...together

Noël Auger — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:41:03 GMT

So the - supposedly - remaining faulty part would be the water pump ... The pump has a built-in "bypass" system in case the seal fails (*), so water is allowed

Re: water and oil---uhhh...together

Scott — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:10:46 GMT

Further review(and a cooling system test) indicates that the cooling system does maintain 15lbs of pressure for almost fifteen seconds, (engine cold). My

Just barely half full

forsaleinfl@... — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:45:22 GMT

Guys- It's alive! Put the just-soaked carbs back on the 85 model just now, and all seems right with the VF500 world for once. Runs. Idles. Moves in a forward

Re: water and oil---uhhh...together

Noël Auger — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:27:28 GMT

Scott, Since the engine overheated, it could be one of the head gaskets, rather than the water pump. A cooling system pressure test should bring you some more

Re: Servicing Carbs

Noël Auger — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:27:22 GMT

From the symptoms, it looks like what happened to mine. I would think "needle jets" (aka "main jets holders"). The tiny radial holes in there could be clogged.

serving carbs

mac cowan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:40:31 GMT

If it your first time and the carbs have have never been off or havent been off for some time get ready for some frustration and some foul language. I just did

water and oil---uhhh...together

Scott — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:15:20 GMT

Just brought home a new (to me) VF. Owner did tell me that on his last oil change, shop indicated there was water in the oil. After starting and riding

Re: Servicing Carbs

araskander — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:16:06 GMT

... Pat: thanks. Noel: the bike sat in storage for six months and, after leaving storage, has been used daily for the past three months. The symptoms are not

Re: Servicing Carbs

jon h — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMT

Hi Pat O', Great post, definitely one for the highlight reel! Jon H ________________________________ From: Patrick O'Bryant To:

Re: Servicing Carbs

Noël Auger — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:17:05 GMT

Good post, Pat ! LOL !!! May I add : DO NOT remove the carbs unless necessary. Any problem ? What are the symptoms ? Noël ... From: Patrick O'Bryant To: