Need some advice regarding engine case sealant. I have used HondaBond in the past. I searched around and the interwebs say that it the same as...
Thank you sir! Targeting having the engine back together in 2 weeks.
Yep, keep it cheap! I think I am in for about $800.00 including the price of admission. That is a pretty nice rig job going on there!
No, I did not have any bluing, I wish I did. That 700 valve train is radically different than the previous gen. WOW. Honda really decided to...
[ATTACH] Spinning the valves with a drill and vacuum hose. Worked like a charm. Rinsed the heck out of everything when done to get the lapping...
The Lapping worked , in spite of what the internets told me! Wow there are so many opinions about this. Well I did the old trick with a drill...
Need some advice on this. I leak tested the valves by pouring Simple Green in the intake runners on the head. After about 30 sec it starts to...
Wow, there is some intrigue going there! Very interesting.
Been a while since posting but still chugging along....Waiting parts from Japan and got shorted (2) sets of rings. So another 2-3 week wait!...
Uh, yeah about that.....In a weak moment I poured in some "stop leak" in the radiator as a last ditch effort to get the compression back. One of...
Thanks, that is a good call, I need to find a valve spring compressor tool, I used to have one somewhere. I will see about the eBaY seals....
Ok, some may laugh at my efforts but the engine is now torn down. I miked everything and the cylinders and pistons are within the service limits....
Nice bike, will be watching how yours turns out. Unfortunately I have been able to ride my VF500 about 1 mile before the engine gave up.
Yeah, I believe you about the crap shoot. I adjusted them several times and was never happy with the result. I was still hearing the ticking...
Thanks for the reply, I have read so many horror stories about the VF500 valves. I just got the other head off and the valve heads look about the...
Started pulling the head off the rear bank and now I need some advice, [ATTACH] Father and son project, Tyler helping me get the rear head off...
It is a 1985 from what I can gather from the S/N on the engine. Unknown what happened to the original engine. There is an 86 engine on Ebay but...
So no word back on compression checks on several engines on eBaY, I am starting to go ahead and tear the engine down for possible rebuild. Me and...
Starting to pull the motor. Got several leads on VF500C motors but no proof of compression from any salvage yards yet. One thing I cant...
Thanks for that information, I found a VF500C engine last night with 24K miles, and they guy said he will run a compression check on it. Hoping...
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