Valves with Brothers

[moparman70]

Great day - hanging with fellow Fj'ers  San Dimas Mike and Pat.   Pat thanks for sharing you knowledge on the finer parts of the valve adjustment -- the initiation of Mike to the oil squit from the valve made Pat very happy..... while I avoided such fate.   Thanks again to Pat for his special tip on the Yamabond usage -- I am sure of no leaks from the head gasket  . 

We finished 3 bikes -- in record time ---- well -- truth be told it was our first time so it was our record time.... it may have taken the better part of the day but working on the bikes was the best part of the day.  Any body crying yet...

My valves our very happy tonight.

[Derek Young]

Very nice Steve! Sounds like a great day indeed!

Derek

[Pat Conlon]

...Thanks again to Pat for his special tip on the Yamabond usage -- I am sure of no leaks from the head gasket  . 

Awww shit, and you were doing so well....

Yamabond on valve cover gaskets eh?

Did you remember to do both sides of the gasket like Randy taught me?

[yamaha fj rider]

Sounds like great fun. Is anybody willing to share the tip using Yamabond. Inquiring minds want to know.

Kurt

[moparman70]

Inside joke on the Yamabond ---- guess I blew it -- yes valve cover gasket --- and for the record NO yamabond was used on the gasket.....we do like to keep Randy happy.

Side note -- thanks also to San Dimas Mike for coming down and bring the kit -- and special thanks to Skymasters for putting the kit together.   I will be sending up some shims to restock the missing areas --- there were No 260s and 265s are low. 

[ribbert]

Sounds like great fun. Is anybody willing to share the tip using Yamabond. Inquiring minds want to know.

Kurt

I use Permatex RTV which I believe is the same thing. It is actually gasket maker, you can lay a bead of the stuff, very lightly tighten. let dry and then fully tighten and you have a gasket. My valve cover gasket is the original and has been off many times. With this stuff it almost doesn't matter what condition it's in, broken, rock hard, chunks missing etc, RTV will make it all better. Obviously a new gasket is better if you have one, but I can see mine lasting for years yet. Same goes for the grommet washers on top, and the perished carby rubbers and.............

In fact, one of the members here is happily riding around with an inch missing from an engine gasket (that couldn't be sourced in time) using this stuff. Bloody marvelous.

Best of all, if you need to pull it apart in the future, it just peels off with your fingers, NO scraping required.

The only valve cover gaskets I have thrown out are ones that have had hard setting cement used on them.

Noel

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

I thought Yamabond was what we were doing after a combination, of O'Doul's, Coors, and Screwdrivers. Let's adjust Pat's valves real good next week!

Thanks Skymasters! PM me with instructions for the kit. It's in San Dimas now.
Mike

[FJmonkey]

I thought Yamabond was what we were doing after a combination, of O'Doul's, Coors, and Screwdrivers. Let's adjust Pat's valves real good next week!

Thanks Skymasters! PM me with instructions for the kit. It's in San Dimas now.
Mike

Mike, lets plan a ride and you can return the kit to me. I am closer to Mike so the location is easier for him to pick up. Plus, I may be the the only FJowner willing to ride with him right now so I can return the kit next time we ride. The digital calipers are mine. I might just add it to the Mike's kit.

Message to Mike: I think I know you better than the rest of this group, we have ridden many times (crashes and not) and had "Man shed days" I will ride with you without hesitation. I think I am free this Sunday...

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

Digital calipers? Steve, you remember seeing any? Hmm I may be able to make Sunday too. Is Mike S and his bike ridable? Hope so. I enjoy Mikes company too, look forward to riding with him again. Too many easy pokes available, lets live and learn. I have. Ok continuing to learn.

[yamaha fj rider]

At WCR this year I had the pleasure of meeting Mike, I don't know of anybody that after meeting Mike, who did not like him. Correction, except for one but he was not an FJ owner or forum member. He was a strange dude, kept doing some type of imitation of a chicken. Even when dealing with odd bird, I am sure Mike was polite and courteous. To anyone reading this, when you meet him you will feel the same as the rest of us. Mike I will ride with you anytime, just not too close.

Kurt       

[simi_ed]

At WCR this year I had the pleasure of meeting Mike, I don't know of anybody that after meeting Mike, who did not like him. Correction, except for one but he was not an FJ owner or forum member. He was a strange dude, kept doing some type of imitation of a chicken. Even when dealing with odd bird, I am sure Mike was polite and courteous. To anyone reading this, when you meet him you will feel the same as the rest of us. Mike I will ride with you anytime, just not too close.

Kurt       

Kurt, well said.  I agree 100% with your assessment of Mike.  He's definatly a great person, and without a doubt a talented rider too. 
But ...  not too close, please.  And actually that pretty much goes around everywhere.  We're not all Jorge Lorenzo or Valentino Rossi, and we're not getting paid (well or otherwise) to ride in close proximity, so I really prefer to not do it, thanks!

I guess I missed the chicken imitator, which sounds like may have been just as well.

[FJscott]

[
[/quote] I will ride with you without hesitation

+1...Ill just keep ya behind me...that shouldn't be a problem

Scott

[moparman70]

Digital calipers? Steve, you remember seeing any? Hmm I may be able to make Sunday too. Is Mike S and his bike ridable? Hope so. I enjoy Mikes company too, look forward to riding with him again. Too many easy pokes available, lets live and learn. I have. Ok continuing to learn.

Monkeyman meant the digital micrometer -- which was very cool to have at the ready.   I have an Analog vernier caliper just in case but the job would have taken 3x as long if I had to read it --- my eyes are fading to see the lines.

Mark -- I will send you some shims then so you can replace/add some to the kit so we have all the sizes.

[Mike 86 in San Dimas]

God... I hate to explain jokes. "Monkeyman meant the digital micrometer"... sheesh.
I order a shim from Randy (along with a few other not so sexy items) today. Realize I will need the "special tool" to put the shim in. May need to hoard the kit a little longer. Maybe if it gets here on time I can wrap it up on Saturday. BTW contacted Randy (RPM) today and my order was boxed and sent same day. wow!

[racerrad8]

Awww shit, and you were doing so well....

Yamabond on valve cover gaskets eh?

Did you remember to do both sides of the gasket like Randy taught me?

Here is some examples of a valve cover install incorrectly...

I wonder...Is this Pat's Yamabond handy work here...
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Randy - RPM