Valkyrie has oil on head near no1 intake

[wingrider]

Will be interesting to see if HF has that size O-ring....

 

[slabghost]

Pretty sure the right size will be in the kit. They have compartmented boxes of assorted sizes. We'll know once I get them I suppose. I don't know if they are open tomorrow but I'll check.

 

[Ansimp]

Rich from Red Eye is away until next week as I will get a set of his polyurethane final drive seals then for when I change the rear tire.

 

[wingrider]

Rich is a great guy to deal with...most everything he has is top notch. Only thing I can say I have hear trouble with that he carries is the quick connect fuel line for the gas tank. Seems it might be a touch long, which starves the engine for fuel.

 

[slabghost]

Viton kit at HF is a bust for this ap. Kit doesn't include O rings big enough.

 

[wingrider]

Kind of wondered...good to know!

 

[Ansimp]

slabghost » Tue May 31, 2016 10:20 am[/url]":txn1ng8x]
Viton kit at HF is a bust for this ap. Kit doesn't include O rings big enough.

I couldn't find any of my local supplies that had the correct size oring let alone in viton so the link to a Red Eye was invaluable for me. Hopefully Rich still has one set in stock for you when he is back on deck after the 5th :yes:

 

[slabghost]

I plan to try the nitrile O rings.

 

[desertrefugee]

wingrider » Sun May 29, 2016 7:40 pm[/url]":1ot0g0x6]
Rich is a great guy to deal with...most everything he has is top notch. Only thing I can say I have hear trouble with that he carries is the quick connect fuel line for the gas tank. Seems it might be a touch long, which starves the engine for fuel.

You know, I heard this about those quick disconnect kits. I picked one up cheap from a fellow over on the Valkyrie forum, but never installed it after hearing about this potential issue. By the same token, I've seen folks weigh in over there who've not had a problem after installing it.

Me? I was spooked just enough to leave it in my parts bin for a while - maybe forever. It's not that big a deal to just pull a fuel (and vacuum) line.

 

[Ansimp]

desertrefugee » Wed Jun 01, 2016 4:44 am[/url]":1c1oqg9c]

wingrider » Sun May 29, 2016 7:40 pm[/url]":1c1oqg9c]
Rich is a great guy to deal with...most everything he has is top notch. Only thing I can say I have hear trouble with that he carries is the quick connect fuel line for the gas tank. Seems it might be a touch long, which starves the engine for fuel.

You know, I heard this about those quick disconnect kits. I picked one up cheap from a fellow over on the Valkyrie forum, but never installed it after hearing about this potential issue. By the same token, I've seen folks weigh in over there who've not had a problem after installing it.

Me? I was spooked just enough to leave it in my parts bin for a while - maybe forever. It's not that big a deal to just pull a fuel (and vacuum) line.

I looked closely at his quick disconect kits and like the idea of the one with the fuel filter in it. I have to agree that it really isn't that much of an issue to pull the two lines so I may just add a CBR 1000f filter into my hose if I get keen. I can't see how his kits could cause lean running due to increased fuel hose length. The early CBR1000fs run electric fuel pumps where the later ones don't. I had to re plumb the fuel lines when my pump failed on a ride and just use gravity to feed from the tank with plenty of extra fuel hose length ( in comparison to Val ) and the bike ran perfectly. :yes:

 

[Ansimp]

Finally I had a chance to replace the intake runner orings on Val yesterday. As I haven't washed here yet and I wanted the runner/ head area as clean as possible before pulling them apart that was my first job. Wingrider had given me the rundown on how to make this job fairly easy and what I had to expect as I was tempted to tear down more than was needed to complete this successfully.

First runner removed showing flat oring

• Ansimp
• Jun 9, 2016

I decided to pull all the bank runners so it gave me more room as I reinstalled each one

Removed all runners on rh head

• Ansimp
• Jun 9, 2016

New RedEye viton orings and pick tool

I needed to keep the new orings in position as I fed the top part of the runner into the carb boot/insulator so I used a couple of dabs of aviation gasket liquid

Two dabs of aviation gasket to hold new orings in place

• Ansimp
• Jun 9, 2016

Hopefully you can see the difference between the old and new in this photo.

New viton oring on left with the flat original on the right

• Ansimp
• Jun 9, 2016

 

[slabghost]

That should do it!

 

[joedrum]

gladit went well

 

[Omega Man]

I knew or would be a piece of cake for ya Tony, nice work, and yes the old one looks boned.

 

[Ansimp]

Omega Man » Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:30 pm[/url]":3a8h0pt9]
I knew or would be a piece of cake for ya Tony, nice work, and yes the old one looks boned.

:thanks: Randy and Joe

 

[dan filipi]

That old ones in bad shape. What caused this?

 

[Ansimp]

dan filipi » Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:16 pm[/url]":1aztjzcs]
That old ones in bad shape. What caused this?

Old age. On the RedEye site Rich says that the normal Honda orings crush up to 40% where the Viton ones after 10k miles only showed a crush of 4% :good:

 

[desertrefugee]

Ansimp » Fri Jun 10, 2016 8:58 am[/url]":3l0vsb1i]

dan filipi » Fri Jun 10, 2016 11:16 pm[/url]":3l0vsb1i]
That old ones in bad shape. What caused this?

Old age. On the RedEye site Rich says that the normal Honda orings crush up to 40% where the Viton ones after 10k miles only showed a crush of 4% :good:

I think inactivity (bike sitting idle) causes them to dry up and contract more than any other issue. In fact, it's likely that steady use and keeping them "wet" would help prolong their life considerably. I've seen rubber orings come out of 30 year old German cars that were still perfectly serviceable.