oleblu72
New member
new member with a twist
Well as the heading says I'm new here. Now comes the awkward part and keep in mind I'm not trying to offend any members here. Here goes, I have a 89 Honda Pilot I just bought and it has a 600 VMAX powerplant in it. What I need is information on this motor, find out what year the motor is etc. The guy I bought it off off says it needs a head gasket ,I asked him how he came to that conclusion and from his vague answer I think he must have ESP or something cause he didn't know,so thats the jist of it.
The #'s on the motor is 8X6000129, he said he thought it was an 85, also said it was ported & polished. Where is a good place to buy a manual for this motor and parts for it also? As soon as I find my compression gauge I'll check that out too probably do a leak down test too,thanks.
Mark
Well as the heading says I'm new here. Now comes the awkward part and keep in mind I'm not trying to offend any members here. Here goes, I have a 89 Honda Pilot I just bought and it has a 600 VMAX powerplant in it. What I need is information on this motor, find out what year the motor is etc. The guy I bought it off off says it needs a head gasket ,I asked him how he came to that conclusion and from his vague answer I think he must have ESP or something cause he didn't know,so thats the jist of it.
The #'s on the motor is 8X6000129, he said he thought it was an 85, also said it was ported & polished. Where is a good place to buy a manual for this motor and parts for it also? As soon as I find my compression gauge I'll check that out too probably do a leak down test too,thanks.
Mark
braindead1684
Member
You might want to post this in a new thread instead of in here.
braindead1684 said:
Great point, so I split it out for him!
Oleblu72, welcome to TY! I moved this to a higher traffic area to try and get you the info you're looking for. A picture would be helpful and is it a twin or tripple?
daman
New member
Yup a pic would help,no 600 in '85.
try to find a # on a cylinder
oleblu72
New member
Thanks for the welcome guys, I checked with the local Yamaha shop it turns out according to the #'s its a 84 540 VMAX and it is a twin. Any members familar with this motor?
Searched several Yamaha sites on the web but couldn't find a manual for it, would like to get a factory manual.
And as far as listing I didn't have any sleds thats not quite right , had a 340 El Tigre and a 82 500 El Tigre, I quit buying sleds when it quit snowing in Ohio.
Mark
Searched several Yamaha sites on the web but couldn't find a manual for it, would like to get a factory manual.
And as far as listing I didn't have any sleds thats not quite right , had a 340 El Tigre and a 82 500 El Tigre, I quit buying sleds when it quit snowing in Ohio.
Mark
daman
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Well Known Motor Sure
i was thinking vm 540, that motor has o rings for H gaskets,should still be able to get parts for it. just chack ebay for a vm of that year for the manual.
i was thinking vm 540, that motor has o rings for H gaskets,should still be able to get parts for it. just chack ebay for a vm of that year for the manual.
go to yamaha dealer they can get manuals from crestor.
oleblu72
New member
Thanks for the replys guys I found a dvd manual on line. The guy I bought it off of thought it had a blown headgasket ,he also disconnected the fuel pump and was running a gravity feed system, I wonder if he forgot to put a cap on the vacum source that would make it run pretty crappy.
Mark
Mark