Recent content by Paydrow

I'm so close to just chucking this engine out the back of a moving truck BUT! I will continue on. I'm way too curious/hard headed to call it quits now and I also value the information that will be attained through this and possibly be of use to someone else on this forum in the future...

Cylinder 3 is barely warm to the touch.

Little update: Just ran the bike with the cleaning mixture for a little over an hour. I was expecting smoke but didn't experience any. Just the occasional drop/fluctuation in rpm. I'll empty the tank in a bit and run some fresh fuel through it.

Hope my absence didn't worry you. Didn't end up doing it on Monday. Way too warm to be outside. Hoping for better weather next Monday, my only real day off.

I read the thread you linked to on the Yamaha outboard forum and I just want to clarify something. Spinning the engine by hand made sense but this set of instructions about a running engine confuses me. After mixing the 16oz/3qt solution, am I supposed to keep this is in a different...

ECU was fine. Don't recall which coil failed. I can't find the original document from my initial visit but I'm still looking. Also, my YIEC arrived. Directions on the back state one should refer to the Yamaha service instructions to Inject the correct amount of liquid into each cylinder, based...

I bypassed my kill switch years ago. The ecu was replaced as well as the coils with a pair of used ones from ebay. This was all done during my first visit to the mechanic, where he guessed for 7 months replacing every possible electrical component.

Armored jacket and pa....;) Probably 6th gear

I went ahead and purchased the Yamaha stuff from Amazon couple days ago. Should arrive sometime this week. Any tips on how to use that stuff?

My last ride was a 35 mile ride with the throttle pinned and the bike barely holding 65mph at max.

I did look into that product. Sounds like Seafoam on steroids. I'd definitely spend the $50 just out of curiosity. And I had done the valves a few thousand miles ago but now It's got me worried that I possibly read them wrong. Although I triple check all my numbers before purchasing the shims.

I'll try my best to make sense of his scribbly mess. And I can always call him back if any of this needs further clarification. Ignition coil primary,secondary, and caps test good resistance Compression- Spec 220(191-246) - High compression in 3 cylinders possible carbon buildup 1 240 2...

I can search for his notes later tonight. Are you saying there may be slight chance I'd make it to 100k?

I did find a red 06 up at a dealer in Santa Cruz with 3700 miles and I was considering it, but I think I'm ready to move on to something else. If mine was still in working order, I'd ride it into the ground. :D But my goal was to eventually purchase something I wouldn't mind dumping regularly...

Hi everyone! Just thought I'd drop in and extend a warm thank you and perhaps goodbye to all you wonderful people who provided me with invaluable resources to maintain my motorcycle. I tried to limp my way over the 100k mile mark, but at last, I must throw in the towel 12k miles shy of my goal...