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  2. BusyLittleShop
    To troubleshoot an internal noise the first step is to establish the rate at which it occurs... is the noise in time with the camshaft or crankshaft??? camshafts rotate 1/2 the speed of the crankshaft... possible source of camshaft speed noises are shim and bucket clearances... loose cam bearing blocks... broken valve springs... possible source of crankshaft speed noises are a scuffed piston... stuck piston ring... rod bearings... To pin point the exact location of the noise hold a long tip screw driver or a length of garden hose up to your ear and probe the suspected area... Also check for normal clutch knock at idle... you see over time slop develops allowing the gear teeth to knock about and thus the noise... actuate the clutch lever and the inner basket helps align the outer basket and the noise deadens... the only cure is to eliminate the slop with new clutch parts...
  3. Shoelib
    Around 600 miles in, my 1998 hit 5k just yesterday. Cheers and celebrations! Now to business. I appreciate the responses on my last post and after reading a little more I figure the temps I'm reaching make sense when sitting. However, in my little slice of hell it can be upwards of 100f for weeks at a time in the summer. I'll see how it handles at that point, but are there any tips for improving the cooling system? Upgrade fan, etc.
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  5. Shoelib
    Flushed the clutch fluid and wiped/greased some moving parts in the lever and it's smooth and light. Love to see it. Thanks
  6. Captain 80s
    DISCLAIMER: I am slightly hung-over and even after reading your post 3 times, I don't think I am absorbing info properly. Good points. I was going from memory and thought that it was constructed like other Honda fuel valves with a brass tube performing "ON" duties. But it does seem there is "Euro" version RC36-I petcock. 16950-MT4-010. The part number for the US RC36-I version is PETCOCK ASSY. 16950-MT4-670 superceded to 16950-MT4-P00 Definitely appreciate your input. I'm always learning and often wrong.
  7. Skids
    Could well be. Normally I'm fully kitted up with helmet on before I start her up.
  8. Presson
    Ok, just rolled my 800F out and started her up. Once settled at idle I can hear a slight ticking from the LHS front and rear bank. My bike has only 17366 miles on it. Does seem to quieten or even go away once up to temp.of 80°C I wonder if in the process of cleaning and prepping you've noticed a sound that's always been there. The sort of thing I'm always doing.....
  9. Skids
    That was my initial thought but as I've no experience of listening to an engine with out of spec valve clearances, I thought I'd ask the font of all VFR knowledge. I haven't run her up since so no, I don't know if it goes away. I'll see if I can do that later. Thanks
  10. JZH
    Hang on, guys. There isn't a "Euro version". There is only one part number for the petcock--it was the same part everywhere. There is a special part number for the plastic knob, because that is what actually prevents the petcock from turning to the "ON" position on US-spec bikes. As far as fuel flow is concerned, on the ROW-spec bikes the reserve/ strainer tube effectively prevents fuel from draining via both tubes at the same time, but there's only one 7mm ID "exit" from the petcock anyway, so the resulting flow would not be affected. On RES, yes both strainer tubes would be open, but the fuel would ordinarily be draining only through the RES one simply because you would ordinarily have switched to RES only after the longer tube (the "ON" tube) was too high relative to the fuel in the tank for any fuel to drain through it. (That said, everyone with a "reserve" on their bike probably already knows that forgetting to switch the petcock back to "ON" after refuelling is not exactly uncommon!) On a US-spec bike you only have a choice between the "OFF" position and the "RES" position--which uses the shorter of the two strainer tubes. It's true that there is no o-ring for the ball in the "RES" position, but none is required because nothing is being sealed off when the tank is draining via the RES position. US-spec petcocks have both o-rings, but the "ON" one is not used. I don't have a US-spec petcock knob around to look at, but IIRC you can modify it to allow the "ON" position to be selected. Not very useful as a "reserve" if you cannot reach the knob whilst riding. but in theory you could use the ON position and the other drain circuit with a cut-down strainer tube stuffed into it? On the ROW-spec bikes, when "ON" is selected the ball is positioned over the RES inlet, which therefore requires an o-ring seal. Similarly, the "OFF" position also requires an o-ring seal to prevent fuel leakage when the petcock is turned off. FYI, I used a 24mm x 2mm o-ring for the seal between the petcock and the tank, but the material should probably be FKM (Viton) these days (rather than nitrile), with ever-increasing amounts of ethanol being put in fuel. Ciao, JZH
  11. Presson
    I can hear a high pitched ticking if I hold my phone speaker close to my ear. I have no idea what it is beyond suggesting valve clearance. Does it go away with the engine up to temp?
  12. Skids
    Anyone else? Or as maxredline says there isn't a ticking noise there, everything sounds normal?
  13. Skids
    Simple and worthwhile. Did it to my 01 and much smoother at lower revs. Best of luck with the rest of the bike.
  14. MBrane
    The airbox debacle is the primary reason I removed the PAIR system from my bikes. SO much easier with all that useless crap gone.
  15. WGREGT
    Good idea. I cut away the reserve one. Found and ordered a single smaller straw. Should be able to post pics soon.
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  17. Captain 80s
    You also might consider securing it to the intact tube to keep it stable, like with some tiny zip-ties or stainless safety wire.
  18. Captain 80s
    Oh shit. duh. I assumed that it showed a price it was available. I see now that it is obviously "greyed out".
  19. WGREGT
    yeah, that might be a good way to go. Just cut away the entire length of the mangled reserve strainer and find something to fit. Let me chase down that size straw and see what I come up with. If it's too small (or real close) I could fill the gap with epoxy or maybe a smaller oring.
  20. WGREGT
    I saw the CSMNL site as well, and they are listed with part numbers, but you cannot select either to add to your cart to buy them. Sucks. Even at $120, I'd be tempted.
  21. Captain 80s
    Why don't you try press fitting in one of the strainer tubes you have in mind into the hole in the plastic base
  22. Captain 80s
    If you got your hands on a Euro version 1990-1993, it has the ball detent and o-ring groove for the "ON" allowing a press fit strainer if you found one the right size. You can see here on a US version 90-93, the steel plate riveted in the body was designed without it, because it was not needed.
  23. WGREGT
    Here’s what the base looks like
  24. Captain 80s
    Both versions are available at CMSNL
  25. WGREGT
    Well, that’s what my petcock looks like too. No brass tube. The filter has a round base with a small little tab on the bottom. The tab corresponds to the longer filter screen, and that tab drops down into the main hole. The shorter screen apparently is the reserve one that centers itself over the other area with the slope. I wish it were reversed, cause then I could just find a filter tube and snap it into that hole. It seems like there are many plastic ones made that would probably fit.
  26. natnif
    Thank you for the sympathies, I appreciate it. I had some time off work this week so was doing a bit on the bike. It has rained every day since Christmas here and considering I'm working outside, I was dodging the rain a bit which slowed things down. Anyway, I did make some decent progress. All new hoses fitted. New throttle body boots and insulator bands as mine were rock hard and the bands were falling apart. "New" Throttle body fitted which is in much better condition than mine. This came with injectors in place and considering the state of my throttle body, I figured I'd go with the "new" ones as they were likely better than mine. I know I could have taken them out and cleaned them but at this stage I need to see if the bike is worth putting more money into and see if this will solve the original problem. The vac hoses were in pretty good condition on the "new" throttle body. I ended up reusing one or 2 of the old better condition hoses to replace some of the really rotten ones. I would have replaced them all but I wasn't able to source any that was the same diameter... As an aside, I did buy some vac hose with a sightly larger internal diameter...would it make much difference? I dind't want to chance it this time around but I would like to put all new vacuum lines in at some point. I also found a very cracked connector for the scott oiler (which is going in the bin!) so that has been disconnected...so there was at least one leak in the system. I refit the airbox...holy hell what a frustrating job. You need tiny hands and routing all the hoses and stuff took serveral hours. I'm sure there is a better way to do it, but I got there in the end! I filled the coolant system as I wanted to check for leaks - all good. Tank on - I made a big mistake here. When I took the tank off, I stored it upside down on a flexible plastic bucket. It was nice and secure, but I didn't realise fuel leaked out into the bottom of the bucket so the tank has sat for several months like this and it appears to have affected the paint. I haven't looked closely at it yet as there is a tank cover on but there's a problem of my own doing I'll have to sort at some point. I've ordered a used fuel supply line as mine is nasty looking, but I hooked it up and she fired right up! That's a bit of a win. It started to rain again so I haven't been able to fully bleed the coolant system yet.....so I don't yet know if fan has a problem or it's just an airlock but that might need some investigation. Similarly, I don't know if coolant is getting to the wax idle unit. The bike is still idling a bit fast (around 3k). this is much better than it was, and I haven't synced the starter valves yet. New air filter went on today I moved onto the brakes today as I want to try a gentle test ride at the weekend. Rear brake was doing nothing at all and is fairly crusty looking. I cleaned it up a bit, mounted it on the disc and spent a bit of time bleeding (lots!) of air from the system. I know there is a specific bleed procedure which I will do, but I just wanted to get some fluid to the rear caliper to see if the pistons were free...it rained again before I could check! So! at the weekend, hopefully I'll sort the brakes which will have it in reasonaable enough condition to test ride it. The idle speed doesn't worry me too much, but the main problem was under any sort of load she was way down on power. Hopefully I've solved that, if not I might just set fire to it! At this stage, I'm probably 900 quid in to this bike. Reasonable examples can be had for 1500 so it has not been the wisest financial choice! It will definitely need an exhaust manifold soon so there's more cash, but I have the satisfaction of saving a bike that would probably just have been broken for spares.
  27. Captain 80s
    I should have pulled my RC36 box down to refresh my memory. Perhaps the US version doesn't have an "ON" brass tube that the plastic strainer would slide over. I may have failed to remember that. Does it look like this, or does it still have a brass tube? It would be in the hole on the right, closest to the selector knob.
  28. WGREGT
    Which means I can’t get rid of the reserve tube completely or block the reserve hole in the petcock itself then. Have to have that hole open. Ok.
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