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DVP16 Added a reply to 1985 honda cr125
1/13/2024 9:58am Thanks dg pipes, it comes with adapter/block off exhaust flange which eliminates atac system. Looks like this
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DVP16 Started a new thread 1985 honda cr125
5/2/2021 7:13am Have been working on this machine for about a year in my spare time. Plan to have it running in just a few weeks, just waiting on a couple last pieces. Building it how i like it, but also trying to keep it somewhat old school/original.
I Have been the owner of this bike since roughly 1999, but it...
I Have been the owner of this bike since roughly 1999, but it...
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DVP16 Added a reply to 1985 honda cr125
3/31/2021 4:07am Thanks for the tip. I wonder how many of these bikes ran with old school green phosphate/silica coolant mixes with hard tap water. I realize magnesium was a retarded idea but mine had/has minimal corrosion/damage, possible distilled water i always pit in it helped her out a bit.
DVP16 Added a reply to 1985 honda cr125
3/30/2021 3:39pm Evans claims on their website that their coolant generally runs 10-20 degrees hotter, they say this is due to there being no vapor in the system, due to no water, and you get 100% liquid to metal contact all the time. Basically they say it draws more heat from the engine. Coolant will be hotter, engine components cooler. So they...
DVP16 Added a reply to 1985 honda cr125
3/30/2021 4:38am Yes. Have heard that, however i understand engine will run slightly hotter due to this, not sure i like that. Was going to run silica phosphate free stuff.
DVP16 Added a reply to 1985 honda cr125
3/30/2021 3:51am Do have many pictures in old phone of initial stages of build, etc will add when i get chance to
DVP16 Added a reply to 1985 honda cr125
3/30/2021 3:50am Water pump hsg was not actually bad at all, small amount of pitting. Minimal. Dont think it really ran too much, been in boxes for 16 years, even before that it never ran much, used to blow it up on a regular basis when i was a kid, lol, did find many issues that were causing that, hopefully will run...