07-06-13, 10:40 PM
My mate just bought a fazer 1000 gen 1 from barnowl, as it was advertised with a low mileage, new oil and filter and service to exup valve, so i sent him to England to pick it up. He contacted me not far from where he bought the bike to tell me there was a 7000rpm fault code. I told him the exup valve must be sticking. He brought the bike round tonight, so i could free off the valve, but it was seized solid. I removed the valve with the housing attached and soaked in penetrating fluid. It wouldn't rotate, so i used a blow torch more penetrating fluid, freeze spray, rubber mallet, but it wouldn't budge a mm. The valve and the housing plate are totally fused together. Any suggestions to getting it free from the housing plate? Can i drill out the collar between the valve and the housing plate, so it will seperate and buy a new collar?
If it's broken, it's not fixed.