04-23-2018, 06:50 AM
(04-22-2018, 11:56 PM)Dave_imp Wrote: Hello guys, I am back. After waiting 2 weeks for the IACV to arrive from Honda I waited another 2 weeks for the valve cover gasket to arrive (I plan to inspect the valves while I have the bike apart to replace the IACV). I spent almost 3 hours on the bike on Saturday and I don't even have the air filter housing removed yet! I spent about 45 minutes just removing the fuel tank! That fuel line connector sucks! I used pliers (against the recommendation of Honda), brute force, and finally WD-40 and finally it came apart. The black, rubber, outer piece makes no sense to me. It is completely flexible and I can't see where it is doing anything except taking up space. I should have pre-read the instructions in the manual before starting because it would have saved me time. I am flipping back and forth between about a half dozen sections in the FSM just to take pieces off the bike like the fuel tank, the rear fender (fender "A" and fender "B"), and the air filter housing. I plugged the new IACV in before disassembling anything and it appears to be functioning properly - it cycles each time I turn the key on. I probably won't have time to get back to the bike until next Saturday, but hopefully I will at least get the old IACV removed by then. I apologize, but I am not fully taking pictures and documenting every step of the way. I am working slowly and carefully, (yes, I am really slow, but I don't do this kind of work very often) and I am trying to not make this task any longer than necessary. Hopefully I'll remember how everything goes back together when I reach that point (could be two weeks before I get that far, as I am limited to only having a few hours available on Saturdays for working on it). Wish me luck!
Dave,
Relax, you did very well with reporting/documenting idle issue and we would not go that far without your great help....
We all know that this is not your skilled field,... same like me singing or playing violin =
Before you plan to remove you fuel tank next time, make sure it is nearly empty = helps a lot...and get a small piece of wood 2x4 and wedge it between tank and frame, then disconnect fuel line...and fuel tank can be removed within a few minutes...
Good luck next time
pb