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Post-valve adjustment issues resolved
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Rode it 300 miles Sunday and all seems back to normal. If the sync doesn't make that much of a difference it was either the iridium...
Monday at 10:22 PM
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I adjusted valve clearance on my 2007 a few weeks back. I had't had much chance to ride since but enough to know something wasn't right...
Jul 20, 2024
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Just ran across this on YouTube (2007 w/cylinder #2 failure)...
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Clearly not the guy's first rodeo. Not a hint of whining... Put a new engine in, started it and immediately bonded with the bike...
Jul 20, 2024
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Full thread with videos here-> https://www.fjrowners.com/threads/broke-down.159570/
Jul 20, 2024
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This story hit a little close to home - my 07 has no issues. But man, Herbie took it like a champ.
Jul 20, 2024
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Another installment.
Jul 13, 2024
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Just ran across this on YouTube (2007 w/cylinder #2 failure)...
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Hopefully not something already covered (but if so, I missed it):
Jul 12, 2024
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"Whenever I change shims, the math almost never adds up perfectly" When in doubt, looser is better than tighter.
Jul 3, 2024
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Congrats! I use steel wool to clean up the coolant pipe where it inserts. And then add a small amount of bicycle suspension grease to...
Jun 12, 2024
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The most challenging part of valve shimming...
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No timing issues! Advice about zip-tying the timing chain around the crank sprocket and to each of the cam sprockets worked perfectly...
Jun 11, 2024
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The most challenging part of valve shimming...
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I'm currently basking in the post-valve clearance adjustment glow of success in getting my fjr buttoned-up enough to reach operating...
Jun 10, 2024
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Plug wire/connector separation...
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Thanks, Dan! I did figure-out how to unscrew it and release the spring and (what I now know is a) resistor plug. The plug did have some...
Jun 10, 2024
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Plug wire/connector separation...
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Thanks guys! The advice here is pure gold. It's hard to see down into the top of the boot but it looks more like a post and less like a...
Jun 1, 2024
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Plug wire/connector separation...
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Finally getting around to checking valve clearances ('07 with 55K and I think I might be the first one in here). And I and did this...
Jun 1, 2024
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