20 Most Recent 1984 Honda vt 500 ft ascot Questions & Answers

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have u tried checking the coil ?

I am just about to do the same job on my Diversion 900, and I did the same as I do for every bike I get, Bought a manual. You need pictures to be able to describe the full task properly.

3.0 L (3.2 quarts)

earth wire to engine, live wire to starter solinoid

Try cleaning your starter button. If it continues to malfunction you may have to replace the right switch assembly. Your starter button is a two position switch. It first turns off the headlight, then it activates the starter solenoid. When your fuses, battery, wiring. and wiring connections are good usually you are dealing with a bad button/switch.

Clean the carb plus check for intake leaks.checking for intake leak warm your bike up take a can of WD40 while the motorcycle is running spray with WD40 with the nozzel attached around the carb joint/manifold if there are intake leaks the engine rpm will change then you will know you need to replace the o-ring or gasket or carb manifold/carb joint.

the carb is clogged up. You will have to remove the float bowl and clean the jets. use spray carb cleaner. Use a very fine copper wire strand to probe the jets--do not scratch or englarge. Empty all the gas out of the bike including fuel lines. use fresh fuel. Be sure to count the number of turns you make on any adjustment screw and write them down. This will make it much easier to put back together in proper adjustment.

Yes these are cicuit breakers and they plug in as so you can't see the prongs with them plugged in. The intion switch has it's own circirt for the lights and you may check the fuse panel and find your problem is a blown fuse or even a rusted connection.

Sounds like you have a seized engine. If it is seized with age, pour copius amounts of oil in through the spark plug holes and leave to soak for a few days. That will help with seized pistons. If it is bottom end, strip the engine down and repair as required.

With the engine cold, take off the radiator cap under the tank and make sure it is full to the top. Then check that the overflow bottle down by your foot, is full to the full line. Use only anti freeze that is non-silica formula (no rust scrubbing particles). Regular anti freeze will shorten the life of your water pump by damaging the ceramic washer in the seal.

Try moving the position of the rear brake lever in the splined shaft on the rear brake drum[this will increase the power of the rear brakes but be careful to not over do it.

You are probably dealing with a bad automatic cam chain tensioner.

Your bike should hold about 3 qts, fill it up with 2, then slowly fill and check the 3rd. You have to hold the bike level and look in the site glass. (if you have one, ) most bikes do. Use high quality full synthetic 5w30 motorcycle oil. Hope this helps.

Use a voltmeter to see that power is getting to the switch and if power is present to the switch, check the switch itself. It could be that the switch has gone bad..

try replacing the spring on the switch.

The oil light indicates that it needs a check up.

Then you might have to replace the spark plug and service the cylinder and the nozzles too.

Check the fuel lines as well.

Work for the garage I think.

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