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Carb Trouble
Prairiehammer replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
On eBay there are a few sellers offering the net filter (PN. 1J7-14994-00-00), albeit the filter is not cheap. I would think you could reshape the deformed screen and reuse it, provided the plastic collar is intact. IF the flooding and pooling is the result of a too high fuel level in the float bowl and IF the too high fuel level is a result of fuel leaking past the float valve seat, then replacing the float valve seat, needle valve and O-ring should fix the flooding. If, however the fuel level is NOT out of spec, then you should investigate some of the other causes for the flooding, ie. jet block rubber plugs shrunken or improperly vented bowl or main nozzle worn into an oval shape. Have you checked the float bowl fuel level? I don't know which 'hole' you are referring to. -
Carb Trouble
Prairiehammer replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
The caps may be 'staked' like this: If so, try to remove or mitigate the protrusions that help to hold the cap in the carb body. Then using a punch, drive the float valve seat out. The valve seat should push the cap out as the seat is driven out. The net filter will be squashed, but the new float valve assembly should include a new one. Here's how to drive the valve seat out: -
As a true MacGuyver, Puc, I suppose you could make anything work, but seriously, the mounting brackets are completely different and mount to the bike in truly different ways.
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On my first Venture (1983 Royale) when we were touring, I would detach the bags and trunk and carry them into the motel room as luggage. Plopped the dirty 'luggage' onto the bed and opened as if suitcases. Probably caused some housekeeping crew some grief. On my current '83, I almost always ride it with the trunk removed. The '83 is my 'sport tourer'. For full bore two-up camping/touring, I prefer the '91.
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Carb Trouble
Prairiehammer replied to mralex714's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Yes. But, to remove the float valve seat, one must remove the aluminum plug (Yamaha calls it a "cap") that is staked to the carb body. This plug also has an O-ring, and depending on how you remove this plug, the plug and its O-ring may require replacement as well. The retaining plug part number is 41R-14118-01-00. The part number for retaining plug O-ring is 1FK-14147-00-00. -
CB scans thru channels. Wont stop.
Prairiehammer replied to K-Rider's topic in GPS, Audio, Electronics
Mine did that once. A teeny shot of WD40 on the push buttons and it was good as new. -
It sounds to me that you are not drinking enough Apple Pie. That stuff will clean ANYTHING clogged up. If you think this is the case, I still have a quart of the stuff I can return to you. Free. Just to help a friend.
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Brenner, thank you for the heads up. You are correct; the backrest for the 1985 is unique, due to the difference in mounting brackets. On all the MKI Ventures the VentureLine backrest mounts to the saddlebag guards. However on the 1985, the saddlebag guards are different from the 1983-1984 (and of course, the 1986 onward). The VentureLine part number for the riders backrest for the 1985 is: ABA-26HCD-20-00 whereas the VentureLine part number for the 1983-1984 backrest is: ABA-26HCD-17-00. Both are in brown. The 1983-1984 VentureLine backrest in black has a part number of ABA-26HCD-17-20. There was no 1985 offering except in brown. Thank you again for the clarification. I just learned something new today.
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The backrest will work, but the brackets won't. And, depending on how particular he is, the 1984 backrest pad is embossed in a diamond pattern, correct? The diamond pattern matches the MKI seat. The VentureLine backrest pad for the MKII has different embossing, more of a rectilinear or horizontal pattern. MKII pattern. MKI pattern
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The pictured backrest is the VentureLine/Drag Specialties version. The difference between the MKI and the MKII VentureLine backrest is the mounting brackets and the backrest pad color and vinyl embossing pattern. If one obtains a VentureLine backrest sans mounting brackets, one is halfway to having a backrest. Only need to find the correct mounting brackets for your year Venture. MKII VentureLine brackets MKI VentureLine brackets
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Got mine yesterday. Thank you Don.
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New owner, E 1 error
Prairiehammer replied to ice89vr's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
The CLASS air is in a different bladder/section of the shock. The stock shock is an air assisted deCarbon shock absorber. deCarbon shocks are nitrogen charged, with the intent to prevent oil foaming. The CLASS air does not affect the oil or foaming. -
Fuel mix issue or no?
Prairiehammer replied to Peder_y2k's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I agree, if the bike performs well when ridden then there is no problem. -
Interesting. There was no 1983 Venture in blue intended for the US market. Apparently, if your "spring of 1983" assertion is correct, there may have been a two-tone blue 1983 Venture imported to Canada. I would be very, very interested in your friend's Venture VIN. Do you or he recall if that Venture was a Standard or a Royale? Does he still have it?
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Aww. The end of an era. Seriously, though. You are prolly right. The competition is tough. Perhaps you might have been better off charging dollars to join? Added some exclusivity to the Harley touring forum known as 'Touring Hogs'.
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There were three different two-tone 'blue' colors. The 1984 and 1987 Standard had a two-tone 'blue' scheme. It was actually called "Orion Silver" and "Aurora Silver". The Yamaha color code was 0GA for the darker 'blue' Orion Silver and 0FY for the lighter 'blue' Aurora Silver. The 1989 and 1990 'blue' bikes were "Dull Blue Cocktail" (Yamaha code 08B) and "Dark Greyish Blue Metallic" (code 09B). Finally, the 1992 and 1993 'blue' bikes were "Star Blue Metallic" (code 08E) and "Enticer Blue Metallic" (code 0WW). But as Paul says, the years have taken a toll on the colors of any bike and even if you found the correct coded paint, it is unlikely the new paint would match the old paint. Get the part that you have computer scanned and you will get a concoction very close to your faded blue.
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Exhaust Collector
Prairiehammer replied to videoarizona's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
True. However, there are four header pipes and just two muffler inlets. The collector acts as, ...well, a collector, to combine four into two. That would, I think, complicate things. Are you thinking about four mufflers? Like the early Royal Star? Zagger's rat bike has four straight pipes (no collector). I think that set-up might ruin the 'touring' experience, though. Actually, the stock collector does a good job in a compact way to channel four into two. Having said that, I would be interested in your ideas and the resultant fabrication. Maybe something along the lines of the Second Gen? No collector but there IS the Y-pipe on either side and the Second Gen rear header pipes exit the head already going to the outside of the bike. Perhaps, Second Gen heads and pipes and mufflers? -
Nahhhh. I can NOT believe that.
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Another trick I use to determine exhaust pipe temp is to touch the exhaust pipe with a crayon. One can even determine relative differences in temperature. The crayon may melt instantly and even smoke a bit if touched to a good cylinder pipe and may melt slightly slower on a not so good cylinder. The key is to touch each exhaust pipe in the same position relative to the head.
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The Yamaha Service Manual shows the same gasket as yours, ie. holes instead of oval slots. The Yamaha part number for the 1983-1985 XVZ12 head gasket is: 26H-11181-00-00. Is that what you received? Below is a pic of an engine block with the head gaskets still attached. Note that the head gasket holes do not match the coolant ports in the head in shape.
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Don, my eyebrows shot up when I read what the past member had to say about your alleged Yamaha bashing. I've never read anything from you bashing Yamaha or ANY bike. Aside from the disgruntled member's accusation, I think there is more to this than his perception of your attitude toward Yamaha. I suspect he is hiding behind the accusation of Yamaha bashing as an excuse for some other perceived slight.
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That is incorrect. The 1983 carb is unique in that the vacuum advance (Boost Sensor) is hooked to a spigot on the carb body NOT to the intake boot as on the later years. So as Randy stated, if you used 1984 and later carbs on the 1983, the TCI must be changed as well. Perhaps one could drill into the carb body of a later carb (there is a blank boss where on the 1983 the vacuum pickup is installed) and add the spigot for the Boost Sensor and retain the 1983 TCI. The 1983 TCI is unique to that year, too.