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New Honda cb550f in the family but... Engine rattle!!
mike the bike:
Use a 6 sided 17mm socket, not one of those 12 sided ones. Put some paper over the tappet cover first. That way you'll avoid the corners being chewed up.
Just follow the manual, take your time and you should be OK.
Noelia:
--- Quote from: mike the bike on March 17, 2016, 07:46:48 AM ---Use a 6 sided 17mm socket, not one of those 12 sided ones. Put some paper over the tappet cover first. That way you'll avoid the corners being chewed up.
Just follow the manual, take your time and you should be OK.
--- End quote ---
I will put my hands on it this weekend, hopefully I will be able to fix it without having to take to the garage....
Noelia
matthewmosse:
If the thing ran perfectly for the last owner last week, then plug caps would be my first port of call, just tighten them on a turn and / or wd40 sprayed up inside the cap - for some reason I had a spate of plug caps fail across 3 differnt bikes in the last 4 years, none previously to that, wd40 seemed to revive them briefly - enough to get home / keep commuting a few weeks. It cannot hurt to do a full service for peace of mind in any case.
Noelia:
--- Quote from: matthewmosse on March 17, 2016, 07:55:02 PM ---If the thing ran perfectly for the last owner last week, then plug caps would be my first port of call, just tighten them on a turn and / or wd40 sprayed up inside the cap - for some reason I had a spate of plug caps fail across 3 differnt bikes in the last 4 years, none previously to that, wd40 seemed to revive them briefly - enough to get home / keep commuting a few weeks. It cannot hurt to do a full service for peace of mind in any case.
--- End quote ---
I haven't thought about that I will check the plugs tonight.
Thanks!!!
Noelia
Noelia:
Picked up the 550 yesterday from the garage but the engine is still rattling... Carbs have been balanced, valves and cam chain adjusted.
The mechanic said I need to have a long ride for it to settle and go away, does anyone experienced something like this before?
Noelia
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