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Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 9:44 pm
by Deviant400
yea leave the airbox on you go in from the sides and set the tickover to about 3000rpm ish (thats what the chap did who balanced my carbs) i just do it by eye now while there off the bike
Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 11:49 pm
by lizard821000
nice one fella!
i did sync them by eye while they were off too, just like to check though now i have the carbtune

Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:35 am
by lizard821000
porndoguk wrote:silica free coolant, i just use the silkolene coolant aditive, and silkolene comp 4 oil
how much coolent do i need? will 1 litre do
Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:45 am
by bikemonkey
Haynes manual says 2.1 litres for the engine and rads + 0.2 litres for the reservoir.
I used pretty much that when I did my rad flush etc a week or two ago.
Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:58 am
by lizard821000
prob get away with 1 litre then ay, the rest water....
Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:59 am
by bikemonkey
Yeah, I did use premixed for it
Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 2:23 pm
by lizard821000
got 2 litre in end, was only a quid dearer than the litre. 5 litre distiled water and some fresh fuel......right, lets go fill this baby up.
cherrs guys
Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:10 pm
by lizard821000
bad times, iv got a leak!
think iv narrowd it down to these 2 places. why are they leaking?? lol think the fat pipe is to do with air, as it connects to the smaller filter on the airbox!
its pissing out both holes for some resson. just the left hole in the 2-way split pipe though, were is this ment to go anyways!? thought it was just a breather.
Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:16 pm
by Drunkn Munky
Arrow on the left is the carb overfllow, I can't see what the other one is pointing at
Re: VFR400 rebuild
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 4:29 pm
by lizard821000
just spoke to ricky tony, he said its just a breather too. so a good thing i think....it narrows it down at least.
the other arrow is where the small airfilter pipes come from too the tops of the carbs and splits off to both back carbs. strange place to leak no!?
maybe the left back carb is overflowing(hence the overflow) so much that its leaking through this air-pipe joint!?
ill see if i can get a better picture mate. seems the other carbs are fine though, 3 out of 4 aint bad lol shame i got to take the whole lot off mind for 1 poxy carb
pic to follow mate
the joint at top of carb...
