made2care

Well, the wife is packing for our trip. You know how that goes!! Since I packed my bag in 5 minutes ( 50 pairs of underwear and a few t shirts) I wandered into the garage and I heard a voice say, " hey, install that pretty new fuel pump real quick !" So..... I did!

What puc said. I have purchased many parts from them and in comparison to other places, they are very efficient and you are purchasing oem which cancels out any guesswork. Shipping can take a little longer but for the right parts its worth the wait.

VIKIMOTOSHOP- $125 Ebay - $495

Found one on VIKIMOTOSHOP.

I have the same carb on my goldwing gl1100. Amazing simplicity and after tweeking the main jet, it runs pretty well ! Same question as above. where did you find an intake manifold?

Finally turned engine right side up. Checked valve clearances and just 2 were in spec , so time to fix that! Taking a break though. Vacation time for me , will get back at it upon my return.

Thank you gentlemen for responding. I sent a message to skydoc for his kit. If I don't hear back from him I will take you up on your offer for the tool. I would have to order the shims on ebay, so i think his kit will be the better route. chow for now.

Looking to buy or trade for one of these.

New starter arrived! Easy plug and play. Had to order clutch plate retaining wire. Left side is buttoned up.

There is a retaining wire that holds the first metal clutch plate in place. This wire is broken. Do i need to get another or can i go without it. thanks

Neutral switch came in. Easy Peazy "switch ". This little guy cost $22 but hey, whose keeping track. I enjoy this and know one day, this bike will be putting on the miles!

Not being familiar with clutch parts I did notice this plate and no clutch springs. So this plate has replaced the springs. Will the torque be the same for the clutch screws, manual says 8 nm.

This is sad !! https://springfield.craigslist.org/mpo/d/springfield-1983-yamaha-venture-1200/6893740802.html

Went with brand new vmax. Crucial parts on this bike should be new if possible. Even though I tried to rebuild this one, the more I thought about it, better to get new and 4 brush. Didn't test this one but just too much rust!! i am not selling this bike when I'm done !! And I hope it will run!!

I think you are correct here. Even though i cleaned it, I had no idea that the rust would cause issues. i found a replacement using a RSV and it should bolt right on.

I managed to remove quite a bit of the rust. Hopefully it will work!! Or maybe I should just get e new one. Anyone purchased a new replacement? Can't seem to find one.

Good thing I took starter apart!! Filthy !!

Water pump has updated impellar . I will clean the starter. Will also check the stator. Thanks for the reminders.

Okay, cases are back together. Note to others, I used a small crafts type brush made of horse hair to apply yama bond. I only applied a thin layer to the upper case being careful to stay 2 mm from bearing edges. The small brush made application pretty neat and easy. Bearing retainers are in, along with oil pump and oil pan. Used new o rings , seals and of course Oem gasket which I dry fitted. Before I buttoned everything up, I made sure the transmission shifted through all gears. Gear lash appears fine with very slight movement. So far a great learning experience. I've decided to not paint any parts since most of these are covered anyway. More work planned for tomorrow!

Beautiful work !! Gives me some hope on mine. Well done so far !!

So I am officially off from work for almost 3 months, yippee!! Then my wife gets the brilliant idea for me to remove all of our mulch from our flower beds and replace with 3 " river rock !! I unloaded almost 2 tons today! I know tomorrow I'm going to feel it! Anyway, I'm going to put the cases back together tomorrow morning. Hope all goes well! later

Well, the neutral switch basically fell apart upon install. I overlooked this part , so will get it this week, pricey too !! I can still go ahead and put case halves together. Still waiting on yamabond 4 sealant though. I'm not going to use anything else. chow 4 now, pics coming soon. Oh, I was in OKC this weekend, just missed the tornado that hit El Reno, Oklahoma, made the national news ! I purchased a 20-100 ft/lb torque wrench at harbor freight for a mere $80. I have a smaller one and needed a larger one for parts of the crankcases.

I'm assuming i just use a syringe to oil the inner portion of the bearings? should i try to fill various channels in upper crankcase too in hopes of priming and preventing damage or will oil pump kick in pretty fast?

Quick update. I did a dry fit placing lower crankcase back, shifted through the gears and all is good. Will double check gear lash but think it will be okay. Last part is arriving today , so will probably button everything up this weekend. Friday is my last day at work and will finally be on my summer break. Yes, I'm a high school teacher, 20 plus years. Love my summers since i get to do what I want to do: travel, work on bikes, etc, etc. Anyway, will keep you posted. I'm excited to get the engine back in frame. I haven't forgotten to check the valves.

Its not good on inside.