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Patrick78, I am glad to hear that any of the info I posted helped you out. I know that reading this board really helped me out and gave me hope that I could do most of these things myself and do them correctly instead of paying a dealer to "do" it. I have been working on my wife's 2004 Mini...

Hey naughtyG, Thanks for the ideals. I was thinking the same thing since the dealer that did the carbs also was supposed to flush and change the radiator juice. Will do that today. Have a great weekend. Jim Spence

Hey Guys, After the carb sync I took a ride and what a difference. I remember when I first bought this bike that every ride would really have that wow factor. Well that went away when all of these issues started . Today that wow factor is back. Only thing I noticed was the bike is now running...

Hey naughtyG, The oil did not smell like gas. The a/f screws are already drilled out and set at 2.5 turns. The carb sync helped a whole lot. I will be doing my own work from now on. By the way, when I changed my oil I used that Rotella-T too. Thanks for the input. Take care, Jim Spence

Hey Guys, Just got through with the carb sync. Wow, what a mess. Before the carb sync the idle would still hang a little before returning to idle at 1000 rpm. After doing the shotgun and the peashooter that issue was still there. After the bike was really warmed up the idle would drop to...

Finally got that stuck oil filter off. Went out and bought a filter removal tool that fits a ratchet but even that would not turn the filter without slipping. Had to resort to the oil screw driver through the filter trick. Thank goodness that worked. The oil was changed by the dealer maybe 200...

Thanks dan-o, will do. As far as the compression test pressures, I thought the service manual said the high number was 171 psig? Not sure. Fighting a stuck on oil filter as we speak. What a pain. Take care, Jim Spence

Hey Guys, Just completed the compression test. When I pulled the plugs none of them were wet this time. These plugs were installed yesterday and they are all gray in color versus tan. The compression test results were : Left Front : 157 PSIG Left Rear : 157 PSIG Right Front : 165 PSIG...

Thank you sir. Jim Spence

Sean, That sounds like the way to go. What is the location of the solenoid terminals? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Jim

I will make sure to warm up engine first. Does the rest of the procedure look good? Thanks, Jim

Hey Guys, I was going to have to wait on the carb sync but I canceled that order and the re-ordered one will be here tomorrow. I would also like to perform a compression test on all four cylinders just not quite sure on the correct procedure. Is this the correct way to perform a compression...

BG44K? Who sells this? Autozone or someplace? I would like to pick some of this up and try it out. Thanks, Jim

Did the shotgun yesterday. Also checked all plug wires with multimeter and got 22 - 23 KOhms on all four. Changed all plugs and verified tightness. Changed to new glass fuel filter. I did find a small amount of sediment in the problem cylinders (#2) carb when I drained the bowl. Did not find...

Thanks for the welcome and suggestions. The spark did look good and I will be doing the shotgun today and checking wet float levels. I will also check the spark plug cables with my meter just to see where I stand. I will let you know how it turns out. I am running Seafoam as we speak and will...

Thanks for all of the ideals and responses. I had planned on trying the shotgun today. As far as checking the wet float level, can you point me in the right direction for the procedure? I did do a spark test on that cylinder and it looked like a healthy spark. I wonder if I took it for a ride...

Hello All, First post here. Love this website. Finally found a forum with great info and people willing to help. Glad to be a member. I bought the 04 VMax new and only have 1000 miles on it. I spend my summers (May - Oct) away from home and my bike only gets started once in a while. When I am...