Help!! look what I found bout my motor

[Slowboy]

Well took my bike to the shop to get the tranny pulled... And then the guy calls me the next day and shows me the Valves!!!!

 

[Slowboy]

I know not the best pic's..... But I do know thats not good!!!!

 

[Busa1166]

Isn't that just carbon build up??? can't a fuel additive take care of it ??? Not tech sorry if my comment is idiotic. sure some more knowledgeable people be here soon.

 

[RMS2005]

they pulled the head to replace the tranny? ? ?

 

[aussiekeeper]

they pulled the head to replace the tranny? ? ?

That is a view from the intake port...........

Use the lowest octane rating without pinging and that coking problem will go away. In the meantime, use some Berrymans or Sea Foam in the fuel to wear that stuff down.

 

[tmpowdercoating]

they pulled the head to replace the tranny? ? ?

ya whats up with that? i have a head in the shop that came off a perfectly good running bike that looks worse than that.

 

[Slowboy]

they pulled the head to replace the tranny? ? ?

lol naw i just asked him to look around the motor and check and see if I had any problems... before he flipped it over

 

[RMS2005]

ooops, guess it is the intake runner huh

 

[BiggDaddyBusa08]

that looks like just plain carbon build up.

 

[bobber]

communta mentioned a few days ago what I used to do on some of my hotrods. Take a spray bottle of water and shoot a couple sprays down the TB;s when she;s running,that will scorch the gunk off the valves.

 

[bobber]

Those valves looks like he has been running 87 octane. I run the premium .
when I had the valve clearance checked on my V-max at 52,000 you could eat off of them, No gunk,no deposits. They looked like they were brand new out of the box.

 

[Slowboy]

yeah I hope thats all!! Guy said he couldn't believe it wasn't smoking!! don't know what he meant by that ???

 

[Nick S]

Smoking as in the valves not seating (closing) properly from all the build-up on top.

 

[milty]

Those valves looks like he has been running 87 octane. I run the premium .

I'm confuused by this comment. 87 octane burns hotter than premium, so there would be less carbon not more???

 

[Commuta_Busa]

easy schmeasy to clean up. Shouldn't be a big issue.

 

[mike04busa]

They look better than mine. Run's fine? Don't fix what ain't broken.

 

[aussiekeeper]

I'm confuused by this comment. 87 octane burns hotter than premium, so there would be less carbon not more???

Very true.........Higher octane will sometimes cause carbon, it burns too slow in some applications......

 

[carlsbadbusa]

you can take the air box off....then turn the bike on and with a spray bottle lightly and patiently, mist the intake ports....very lightly....just like bobber mentioned....

 

[wht_scorpion]

Would sea foam work in this issue

 

[RussellJ]

This reminds me i think its about time for some Lucas Injector cleaner....