Alright, I cleaned out the starter kill switch assembly and the throttle grip pipe it had grease and dirt. I put it back together and started it...
The throttle wheel partialy returns causing the idle to be at 3k rpms. I use a screwdriver to return it to the start and it drops to around 1300...
Well, this guy did a compression test on my bike and these are the results: R/F 175psi; R/R 140psi; L/R 150psi; didn't do the L/F. He said they...
Squirrelman thanks for the recommandations it really helped me a lot. So again I cleaned out the carbs the best I could(probably still dirty) and...
It's been a while but I finally got a chance to continue working on the bike. So, I turn on the bike and let it warm up. The bike is still idling...
Creaky, that is exactly what I need. Looking at your pictures I see why my carb was modified. A piece of the body of my carb is broken off where...
Creaky, sounds good. I will be taking the bike to the honda dealer tomorrow so they can take over the repairs but I will still need the parts if...
Update: Messed around with the bike today. I had it running and it was idling pretty high at 4500-5000 rpms and that was with choke and without...
Creaky, if you take a look at pictures 2, 3, 4, on post #9 you can see what is missing. All carbs that I've seen have a black knob to adjust the...
Update! Well I cleaned the carbs and the tank. I put everything back together cranked it up and it hesisted to start but it started and then it...
Creaky, carb 1 is missing some kind of pivoting plate that allows the idle screw to thread into so you can adjust it. Don't really know the name...
Creaky do you still have the 85 set of carbs?
Thanks to everyone for your advice and recommendations, it is greatly appreciated. I took the petcock off to flush the tank and I pulled the fuel...
I have cleaned out the carbs. As I was putting it back together, I decided to check the floats. According to the manual it should be at .24 but I...
I will search for it thanks again squirrelman. In pic 2 & 3 where the throttle cable connects to it, someone has done some welding on it.
Thanks squirrelman. I figured the spring didn't do anything but I wanted to make sure. How would I go about flushing out the tank? Should I...
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Thanks Creaky and Pops. I will give it another go at the carbs. I have attached some pictures of the carbs, looks like someone had done some...
Thanks Porkchop for the advice. I actually pulled a newbie and misunderstood the article about the gravity fed modification. When I went to start...
I bought an 84 VF500F that had been sitting around for 28 months now. I have read several posts and articles concerning bikes that have been...
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