Thanks for the tip, I will definitely inspect for the broken needle. If it is imbeded in the jet, will I have to take the carbs appart...?
All pilot needles are supposed to look the same right? It appears this may be the cause of my inability to have a stable idle below 3k and my hot...
Thanks, I'll look at the harbor freight kit when I get ready to start working on the aesthetics of the tank. Right now I'm trying to deal with a...
Thanks Chris, will do!
I started refilling fluids last night. I had not replaced the drain bolt in the water pump and coolant started pouring out. Luckily, an extra...
What kind of gasket is there supposed to be between the petcock flange and fuel tank? I started to refill all fulids after finishing assembly of...
Thanks alot for your detailed reply. Given your experience and what you have told me, I will definitely give the glue on tab pullers a shot. As...
Does anyone have experience successfully using suction cup/hot glue based dent pullers to remove dents in VF tanks? Sample dents in my tank are...
The picture in post #4 above is a CA carb, but it is not my carb. I took that picture off of ebay which clearly shows where that darned hose is...
I just bought the Sears Die Hard 12A-A battery for my VF500. I'm in the process of charging it now. I dislike open flooded batteries for some...
Ebay and the Honda Factory manual appear to have resolved issue 3. Who knew Ebay was a better resource than the factory service manuals for...
Regarding issue 2, looking at used coolant reservoirs on ebay, it seems that the line coming into the top nipple that has a hose to the bottom of...
I resolved the first issue above by looking at some high res pics of the left side of VF500s online. It gave me a good enough clue of where to...
Thanks, I just started a new post that has pictures and descriptions of the three final details I'm stuck on. The post is titled, "1986 VF500...
I'm putting back together a 1986 VF500 that had been sitting for over a year with the engine and radiator removed. I'm getting close to trying to...
The large hose on the left side of the carb, visible at the top of this image...where does it go?
Is this small hose near the top of the tank simply for fuel overflow to drain out the front onto the ground?
It is pretty obvious that the large hose coming out of the rear of the carbs with a hose clamp goes to the large opening in the fuel valve, but...
Does only one hose attach to the coolant reservoir or is there a second hose that is supposed to somehow attach to the grommet on top?
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