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« on: May 20, 2019, 02:44:27 PM »
I sent the below email to DSS last Wednesday - absolutely no reply. Seems like they are happy to take my money but wont go an extra few hundred yards to help
I just bought a 500 4 gasket set from you (p/no PFGS CB500F)
The image you show on your web site is an NE branded set BUT want you sent me was NOT Ne branded it was just in plain card packaging
Now there is known issue with aftermarket head gaskets and O rings where some aftermarket gaskets are thicker than the OEM gasket p/no 12251374306.
Where this is the case the O rings do not seal properly and there is Oil seepage from the head and I know this is not an issue with NE branded products.
Can you advise either of the below
1. Is what you supplied NE branded
2. Can you measure the thickness of the OEM gasket (I see you have stock)
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« on: May 14, 2019, 10:54:30 AM »
I just wanted to check I am right in my assumption.....
Are O ring dimensions in the Honda parts manual quoted as Inside Diameter and Thickness which is my conclusion
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« on: May 12, 2019, 07:24:49 AM »
Hi
I need to change my head gasket and can either buy the OEM one from DS OR I could get the aftermarket set from DS which gives me a complete engine set for same price
And advice on way to go our an alternative source of aftermarket stuff that works
Reason I ask as in an earlier post Trigger suggested that aftermarket ones are no good cos they are thinner and the o rings won’t seal which is the problem I have with an oil weep that is deffo coming from the head gasket level.
Strange as on an earlier build i used an aftermarket set and had no issues
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« on: May 07, 2019, 12:44:41 PM »
I am having some issues setting up my front brake. I have adjusted it according to the manual so wheel spins freely but then when i squeeze the brake it seems to be binding.
I have checked and lubricated the swinging pivot and this is all moving freely so I cant understand why the brake is binding all the time.
Makes it a hard job to back it out of the garage as well!!!
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« on: April 23, 2019, 02:15:27 PM »
Every time I take the tank off the fuel pipes on the petcock see to have nearly glued themselves to the petcock tubes and its always one hell of a job getting them off again.
I have tried Vaseline on the tubes but that didn't seem to help.
Just put them back on with a spray of silicone sealant and they slide on a treat but I know when I come to take them off again they will be "welded" on again
Any prior experience/tips most welcome !!
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« on: April 08, 2019, 01:19:00 PM »
Have a small oil leak definitely coming from head (suspect O rings between barrel and head)
This is a new replacement head gasket and O rings from a recent top end rebuild so its not an age thing
Trig did comment on a prior post that aftermarket O rings are often thinner than OEM so could cause this.
What I wanted to ask, is if it is worth just slacking off and re-torquing the head bolts (I know this is often a should do after a new head gasket and I didn't do it) before going the whole hog and installing OEM gasket and O rings.
Cheers
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« on: February 19, 2019, 08:16:31 AM »
I have a slight oil leak that i am sure emantes from the o ring between the head and jugs
Is there any easier merhod to replace this without taking the head fully off
I suspect not but thought id ask in case there is an easy way
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« on: January 02, 2019, 06:39:12 AM »
Spotted this on my travels in Hanoi, city of 5 million scooters
Nearly a Honda badge but not quite
Anyone seen anything like this before
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« on: September 07, 2018, 12:40:26 AM »
I am fitting a new petcock in a week or so and wanted to take the opportunity to give the tank a good clean out, any recommendations welcome as to how to get any low lying bits/shrapnel out
The tank is in good nick inside I just want to clean it out
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« on: August 19, 2018, 12:49:15 AM »
Anyone used them, any good?
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« on: July 23, 2018, 02:21:47 PM »
Oh I hate this annual bash !!!
Last year my 16 Yamaha Tracer and the Four were £153 with Hastings
Now Hastings, Bennets and others will not cover the Four as they say its classification has changed to an AB7 or something
Carole Nash quoted me £323 for both which is more than 2X what I Paid last year
I can get 2 separate quotes at £105 on the Tracer with Hastings and then a further £124 for the Honda with Footman James but prefer to have both on same policy
Any recommendations anyone I hate having to go through this nightmare every damn year
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« on: July 13, 2018, 12:27:53 AM »
Has become somewhat sticky and jumpy above 60
Know cable and drives and cushions are all ok
Is there a way of lubricating the internals without stripping it?
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« on: July 02, 2018, 03:59:03 PM »
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« on: June 13, 2018, 09:29:25 AM »
Honda Tech Spec says 14L and 4L reserve.
Does this mean 10L before I hit reserve and then I have 4L left i.e. is 14L the TOTAL capacity?
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« on: May 18, 2018, 07:43:41 AM »
Anyone got one in their pile of bits they would be willing to part with, for a fee of course
The air vent pipe has snapped off on mine, probably doesn’t matter as long as the carbs are free to vent still but knowing it’s missimg will eternally bug me I know
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