hilo69
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Hi i was woundering how many miles can i go before doing my valves on my 08 fz1 it has 34,000 miles on it but i lost my job! and cant aford to do that! should i not ride it? any feed back is welcomed! thanks
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Hi i was woundering how many miles can i go before doing my valves on my 08 fz1 it has 34,000 miles on it but i lost my job! and cant aford to do that! should i not ride it? any feed back is welcomed! thanks
If it start`s and idles well you should be OK,valve clearances need to be quite a bit out before they do any damage to the engine.has anyone heard of engine damage[modern Jap bikes] caused from incorrect valve clearances.If you can`t afford it, then I personally would`nt be loosing sleep:zzzver it
Do a search on the site, valve clearence settings,etc, then make up your own mindHi i was woundering how many miles can i go before doing my valves on my 08 fz1 it has 34,000 miles on it but i lost my job! and cant aford to do that! should i not ride it? any feed back is welcomed! thanks
For a valve to have no clearance[modern Jap bike],and you change oils on time,you got a bigger problem than a simple valve ajustment eg soft valve, soft valve seat, etc all of which the head will need to come off anyway.Of cause a valve check is preferred but if I was broke can couldn`t pay for it, I certainly would`nt stop riding the bike,only my opinionhmmm.. there will not be any catastrophic damage for short term but leaving a few valves with no clearance will damage the cam and "cup" and the valve/seat will get carbon deposits as well.. by the time you do the job the valve/seat will never close as good as before.
Then you have to pay for a more expensive repair , take the head off redo the seats/valves . I think just checking the valves costs around 200$ and that will give you peace of mind for another 25k...