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    VF500 starter button sticking

    Ok, scratch that shaft radius idea. I'll add some material to the top portion of the button where the shaft is at, and instead of making a...
    Post by: mecrutio, Feb 12, 2012 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    VF500 starter button sticking

    gosh sorry for the slow response slow... found a rubber chicken and just haven't been the same. Yes I intend to make a button that will FUNCTION...
    Post by: mecrutio, Feb 12, 2012 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    Valve adjustment

    Invisible, Try this. I looked it up where I usually buy our tooling. MSC Industrial supply. Individual searching may require some patience and...
    Post by: mecrutio, Feb 12, 2012 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    VF500 starter button sticking

    Same issue with my bike. The headlight went out and the start button felt funny, so I parked her for the winter. Yesterday I took it apart and...
    Post by: mecrutio, Jan 18, 2012 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    Thanks Matt. By the way, do you keep it at 7k in general or just around the twisties? After my couple of rides I felt that around 4k was cruise rpm.
    Post by: mecrutio, Apr 5, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    Ok, went for another ride yesterday. No smoke at all. NONE! I am perplexed cuz all I did was clean the plugs. All 4 are now uniform in color....
    Post by: mecrutio, Apr 4, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    yanked the plugs yesterday. Some good news! #2,3,4 were nice. light brown color with black rim, #1 was oil fouled. Does the valve seals swell up...
    Post by: mecrutio, Apr 1, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    Thanks j! got a new tank today. NO LEAKS! excellent deal too. Replaced the pilot idle screw o rings as well. still starts hard. full on choke, had...
    Post by: mecrutio, Mar 29, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    ooooooo!!!!!!!! Send me an e-mail, I'm interested! mecrutio30@yahoo.com Let's talk.
    Post by: mecrutio, Mar 18, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    Yes. Thank you, I need a slap on the wrist. But it has been 3 or 4 years scince I rode, it wasn't raining, and I had the tape :)
    Post by: mecrutio, Mar 17, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    Update: Went for the maiden voyage yesterday. It was a success! Started with full choke (barely) any throttle and she died. Started again and...
    Post by: mecrutio, Mar 16, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    Ok, lets look at another option.... what are the chances of finding a different tank having the same issue? I was thinking of looking on e-bay and...
    Post by: mecrutio, Mar 16, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    Thanks again! I know that is what I need to do. I'll try to take some pics to show the damage. I may not be so lucky as I have rust spots above in...
    Post by: mecrutio, Mar 16, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    Anyone have a link to patching a leaky gas tank? Rust holes on the outside are leakin thru. I was thinking of permatex but I also heard of Bondo....
    Post by: mecrutio, Mar 16, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989
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    86 vf500 diy

    yup that was it exactly! I was afraid to tap it out cuz of lack of meat.
    Post by: mecrutio, Mar 16, 2011 in forum: 1st & 2nd Generation 1983-1989