Given the radiator situation from the other day, I don’t have the best impression, but there’s no helping it.
We’re draining the coolant. Around the water pump outlet, we’ve got weeping—that’s seepage happening.
The hose pliers we made the other day turned out to be quite excellent (^_-)-☆
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Hozan (HOZAN) D-650-100
We’re pulling hoses out left and right. On the engine side, considering the possibility of other issues cropping up, we’re working on all the hoses we can access from the outside.
There’s quite a bit of weeping going on.
It’s a good idea to mark things as you remove them to avoid headaches later.
The RVF has three hoses on the right and three on the left, for six total.
One of them requires removing the tank.
Let’s restore the shine to the areas we can clean up nicely.
It’s come back to life quite elegantly.
When restoration elements are added to routine maintenance, the bike’s quality improves.
To keep it looking stock-ish, we’ve ordered it in black!
GPI’s characteristic thing—the RACING hose doesn’t fit right out of the box.
Being a bit long might actually be a kindness on their part… who knows?
Even with a hose cutter, you get fraying, so we finish each one with sandpaper.
Dust gets inside the hose and it’s just tedious work.
No shortcuts—just steady work on all six.
The OEM hose has grooves. I’m not a fan of that, honestly.
We’ll use a smooth hose instead.
But since the application range is broad, it ends up like an old guy’s belt, so we need to cut it to the right size.
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Punch it out with an R die and finish with sandpaper.
If you cut too much, that’s it, so we cut gradually.
It’s a tedious process of installing and removing repeatedly. With OEM parts, you’d just install them…
The era when you could get OEM parts was truly the golden age of customization.
There’s nothing we can do about the mechanical seal, but…
I’d like to replace the oil seal on the engine side, but we’ve put that on hold.
There’s no current problem, but it’s just an oil seal after all… You start wondering about these things.
For GPZ900R models, I think the ZG1000 version might be adaptable.
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From what I found in images, most oil seals are NOK brand.
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I only did a quick search, so no guarantees—just for reference (‘ω’)ノ
Doesn’t this feel like the manufacturer is being sneaky?
It’s not listed in the parts catalog at all, which caused some delay.
Well, it’s all a learning experience.
The RVF400 pump is discontinued. After that, I checked the water pump in the parts lists for CBR400RR, CB400SF, VFR400R (NC30), CBR600RR, and VFR400Z, but none of them list it.
I’d like to pull the oil seal and see the NOK part number, but that’s risky.
Based on the outer and inner diameters, it feels like a non-standard spec… Honda’s scary.
This time we’re keeping things as they are!
We’re replacing the bleeder valve too. Why won’t the reservoir tank seat properly?
We’re out of hose clamps on hand, so that’s on hold (‘ω’)ノ
