Good news -- thanks. I have three clear. I will try a bit more, and then reinstall. Happily, in San Diego, there is not much "cooler weather."
Thanks --- got a wire into two of them. Very slow and painstaking. Two to go... All side holes in other jets are clear and ready to go. What...
Update. With the shop manual in hand, I also pulled and cleaned the pilots screws, and reinstalled them. Three full turns out from seated. Not...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The bike sat for a while, and then had a very rough transition coming off idle. Then, after sitting a bit more, would not run....
I have my carbs out, and wonder if anyone has pictures of the parts I need to remove and clean. I have the floats and their associated parts out...
I got it -- the whole piece comes off the fender, after one loosens nuts with thirty years of road grime.
After fixing a bad ground contact, blown fuse, stuck footbrake switch, and half-burned-out bulbs, my tail/brake lights work again. But the...
The tail light on my 1986 VFR750 has just stopped working. It is not the bulb, but something upstream of that. I am not sure where even to...
Thanks for all the help. The diagnosis was spot on. I took it all apart. Cleaned the contacts. Removed a bug egg sac. And now it works, and...
I'll try that. Is that the likely spot for a bad solder joint too, do you think?
That sounds like it could be it. I noticed that it tended to be either on or off when I started the bike, rather than switching when the bike was...
My '86 VFR750F seems to specialize in idiosyncratic, intermittent electrical malfunctions. The latest is the headlight, which sometimes does not...
I solved it! It was the bad pulse generator. Installed a new, albeit used, one, a new gasket, new oil, new filter while I was at it, and the...
Pretty sure it is electrical, rather than fuel, based on full floats, even when it will not run.
Our bikes do seem to share various failings. I had en erratic fuel pump relay, and a bad R/R in the past few years. And leaky carb seals,...
That puzzles me, too. If one sensor is bad should all four cylinders fail? The OEM part seems to be discontinued. Should I aim for a salvage...
Further testing, with the bike failing on me three more times, reveals more hints. I checked the pulse generators, and one is within spec on...
When I tested the floats it seemed like plenty of gas was in there. The extra spark plug is a good idea. Do you think there could be some...
I've done that -- and fuel does come out. That is why I have settled on electrical.
I am thinking I should have a plan before the bike dies. Does anyone know what wires going to the CDI should be hot, and whether they are hot...
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