oil light should go off immediatly. I wouldnt ride it until you figure that out. you will seriously will damage your engine if it is not getting oil pressure. It may be too late now
Mine goes off before the bike even starts oil pressure should be immediate due to the oil being in the system and not draining out so yeah definitely do not ride it or start it
i use grease to keep the gasket in place, its sticky enough to hold it and it helps get in place better also. it letting no residue and it gives a better seal in the beginning plus keeps the rubber better after a while
I have had a lot of bikes over the years but the 500 four was my favourite bike by far . Around town it was a dream to ride , not fast but very comfortable and handled great . I only paid £700 used in 1990 ,it was a metallic blue colour and the guy i bought it off had done a great job of rebuilding it. I swapped it for a dismantled yamaha fj1200 which i never got round to building , i wish i still had it
Those commenters that said you should verify oil pressure before riding it anymore are 100 % correct. In my experinces, those old Hondas would wipe the lobes off the camshaft when they quit oiling, l would hate to see you blow the motor if it is an oil delivery issue. I would guess its probably a wiring or switch issue since the light was on when we took the first ride. Nevertheless, verify that you do actually have oil pressure. That's a great looking machine!
Great bike now, GG!.. You would asap check your oil delivery!! Pop a cov er for the valves, and look for oil squirt up the top end!.. Please do not run until you've checked it,.. Could of course be the pressure switch gone bad of!.. Really happy for 'ya!! I'm not convinced by hearing the engine run!.. Quick fix: blow a lot of air into your fuel line in to your carbs! And, did you dressed all air leak possibilities, with a desent clocking of your carbs afterwards,.? That can be your last little puzzle pieces of this engine!! Great job so far! Loving it!.. 😀👍
You should change your name from Gold Guy to Golden Balls cause I’d never drive any vehicle with the oil light on, it means low or no oil pressure, but you got away with it this time 😮 lol 😝, nice video GG 😊
This bike is really coming along great, those Honda fours are a lot of fun, as you get more experience working on the bikes they really are looking nice your a smart guy Mason and the paint on this one looks amazing I can’t wait to see you do some more of your magic with this one and as always thank you for sharing with us…
G, day great video that oil switch may be bad on your bike let's hope so you don't want low oil pressure if it's a switch cheaper than a low oil pressure problem can't wait for next video 🤟
I doesn’t matter if you have oil, if the oil lights on it means there isn’t enough or any oil pressure definitely need that fixed immediately probably didn’t do any damage due to everything still having oil on it but yeah get that fixed immediately
Nice build! just to mention: in my Moto Guzzi the oil sensor light stay on when there's no pressure, like when i just turn the key on prior to starting the engine, then it goes off. This basically reads oil pressure on the engine and its the proof that oil is running through the engine... when it stays on it means that there's not enough oil pressure to be detected by the sensor or that the sensor is faulty! i hope it's the second reason :)
Feels like its been forever since we had a good old motovlog type ride. I think hooking up a four-dial balancer and balancing the carbs would make a good video, as well as cure some of the carb hiccups. Maybe a good tuneup of the cam chain tensioner and valve clearances would be a good idea too now that it's gotten hot
Youre light was supposed to go off. I own a 78 550k model as a project and I seen youtube video of a 550 engine siezed because of it. It turned out to be that his oil pressure sensor was not working by the small sprocket. Be careful on that because it pressure not oil level.
Look into the oil pressure light, could be theres some pressure but not enough to trigger the sensor hence why the bike isn't instant killing itself. I'd also say you need to tune those carbs some more, your low end and throttle response sounds/looks off. Bike should take off faster than that and the revs should come down a bit faster. Love your vids bro, making me want an older bike again haha
@@GoldGuyRides Its not a matter of level here, but pressure. You really need to verify oil pressure before you run it again like that. If you truly didn't have oil pressure you would have absolutely trashed that engine. That needs to be your next priority. If nothing else, at least put a pressure gauge on it and check it that way. The oil pressure light is a very simple circuit, its best to just fix it. Once you know its working...if you see that light come on shut it down immediately. Do NOT try to ride it home.
Your oil light is the oil pressure light, which either means the switch is faulty or there’s no oil pressure! So you shouldn’t really run it till it’s fixed. The bike sounds really lumpy at idol and also whilst running. The brake squeaks will more than likely be the calliper starting to seize. That bike needs a mechanical overhaul. How long was it sat before you got it?
What makes you think it needs an overhaul? No nasty noises and no smoke that we can see. If it didn’t have oil pressure he wouldn’t have made it that far. I agree that the oil pressure light should be fixed. The bike just needs a lot more tinkering to get it right.
@@thereve a mechanical overhaul would be a great idea, you can tell it’s running lumpy on start up at high RPM it’s breaking up, at high rpm it would mean it’s more likely the coils gone, however I don’t know because a hot plug test wasn’t done. If the bike hasn’t ran in years there maybe a reason it’s been laid up, the oil pressure light should be a worry and not be ignored, he could have seized the engine, it could have been running on residual oil around the engine (theoretically) No smoke etc doesn’t mean it is a healthy engine. Plus with a brake dragging hence the squeak as the brake isn’t applied means the calliper needs new seals as they will have dried up. Mechanical means all parts and not just the engine, new wheel bearings, callipers, drive train all mechanical.
@@TheMotospot26 It may well need coils, absolutely needs more brake work, and more carburetor adjustment. The oil pressure sending unit needs to be replaced or hooked up or otherwise fixed. “Mechanical Overhaul” = full tear down. This ain’t that. There is absolutely nothing here to indicate a need to open up this engine beyond maybe a valve clearance check. It clearly has compression, and no knocking that I can hear, and is oil tight enough. There’s plenty to do here but an overhaul is not really imminent here. If it didn’t have oil pressure there’s absolutely no way it would’ve made it as far as he rode it.
@@thereve it can still feed oil to the top of the engine and not create correct pressure, in turn can create damage over time of ignored, the light wouldn’t work if it wasn’t connected as there would be no power feed to the light Our meanings of overhaul are different, I wouldn’t strip the engine down unless necessary. However the lumpy start would mean something isn’t right when cold, so yes valve check and carb adjustment is very much needed.
You definitely have a problem with oil pressure or it is just an electrical problem. The gasket that you changed cannot be the fix for the leak you had, check the oring at the drain screw of the bowl, or check the rocket needle. Your carbs need some tuning and then you will experience a different bike
Looks like you've made some good progress here, but you really need to get that oil pressure light working properly. These bikes are notorious for that brake squeal. I would go ahead and order a new OEM brake caliper piston seal, some pure silicon grease, and maybe a piston if you can swing it. Split the caliper, and pump the brake lever to pop the piston completely out. Remove the caliper completely. On the bench, remove seal with a pick, and clean the absolute fuck out of the caliper. I like to use a dremel with a little brass wire brush, but that can be pretty aggressive so be careful. If you use any kind of solvent (brake clean), you need to get absolutely every bit of residue out as it will interfere with the new seal. Lube up the new seal with brake fluid and install it. Clean up the piston the best you can. It probably has some pitting on it. You can usually clean this up with some fine sandpaper and reuse them even with a little bit of pitting but if its really bad, order a new one. Then reinstall - the only lube you should need for this is brake fluid - absolutely not petroleum products. Then slather pure silicon grease all over the exterior of it.
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Riding with the oil light on.
Priceless.
Awesome update! A black and tan solo seat would look awesome on this.
oil light should go off immediatly. I wouldnt ride it until you figure that out. you will seriously will damage your engine if it is not getting oil pressure. It may be too late now
Mine goes off before the bike even starts oil pressure should be immediate due to the oil being in the system and not draining out so yeah definitely do not ride it or start it
i use grease to keep the gasket in place, its sticky enough to hold it and it helps get in place better also. it letting no residue and it gives a better seal in the beginning plus keeps the rubber better after a while
Congratulations again man! Bike looks and sounds sick!
I have had a lot of bikes over the years but the 500 four was my favourite bike by far .
Around town it was a dream to ride , not fast but very comfortable and handled great .
I only paid £700 used in 1990 ,it was a metallic blue colour and the guy i bought it off had done a great job of rebuilding it.
I swapped it for a dismantled yamaha fj1200 which i never got round to building , i wish i still had it
Those commenters that said you should verify oil pressure before riding it anymore are 100 % correct. In my experinces, those old Hondas would wipe the lobes off the camshaft when they quit oiling, l would hate to see you blow the motor if it is an oil delivery issue. I would guess its probably a wiring or switch issue since the light was on when we took the first ride. Nevertheless, verify that you do actually have oil pressure.
That's a great looking machine!
Great bike now, GG!.. You would asap check your oil delivery!! Pop a cov er for the valves, and look for oil squirt up the top end!.. Please do not run until you've checked it,.. Could of course be the pressure switch gone bad of!.. Really happy for 'ya!! I'm not convinced by hearing the engine run!.. Quick fix: blow a lot of air into your fuel line in to your carbs! And, did you dressed all air leak possibilities, with a desent clocking of your carbs afterwards,.? That can be your last little puzzle pieces of this engine!! Great job so far! Loving it!.. 😀👍
You should change your name from Gold Guy to Golden Balls cause I’d never drive any vehicle with the oil light on, it means low or no oil pressure, but you got away with it this time 😮 lol 😝, nice video GG 😊
Smashed that MF like button as always, excellent work Mason lovin these project vids 🔥
Beautiful crazy sound😍
Oh yeah. 🤘 Bring on the woos!
This bike is really coming along great, those Honda fours are a lot of fun, as you get more experience working on the bikes they really are looking nice your a smart guy Mason and the paint on this one looks amazing I can’t wait to see you do some more of your magic with this one and as always thank you for sharing with us…
G, day great video that oil switch may be bad on your bike let's hope so you don't want low oil pressure if it's a switch cheaper than a low oil pressure problem can't wait for next video 🤟
I doesn’t matter if you have oil, if the oil lights on it means there isn’t enough or any oil pressure definitely need that fixed immediately probably didn’t do any damage due to everything still having oil on it but yeah get that fixed immediately
Nice build! just to mention: in my Moto Guzzi the oil sensor light stay on when there's no pressure, like when i just turn the key on prior to starting the engine, then it goes off. This basically reads oil pressure on the engine and its the proof that oil is running through the engine... when it stays on it means that there's not enough oil pressure to be detected by the sensor or that the sensor is faulty! i hope it's the second reason :)
Nice Ride.
Watch this short to see what I found out about the oil pressure: ua-cam.com/users/shortsfrSSafYX5fs?feature=share
Feels like its been forever since we had a good old motovlog type ride. I think hooking up a four-dial balancer and balancing the carbs would make a good video, as well as cure some of the carb hiccups. Maybe a good tuneup of the cam chain tensioner and valve clearances would be a good idea too now that it's gotten hot
Def needs carbs synced. You can hear the clunk from uneven cylinder firing.
Instead of super glue for holding the bowl gasket.... try grease, works great!
Youre light was supposed to go off. I own a 78 550k model as a project and I seen youtube video of a 550 engine siezed because of it. It turned out to be that his oil pressure sensor was not working by the small sprocket. Be careful on that because it pressure not oil level.
I'm pretty sure if there was no oil pressure the engine would have seized up by the end of that ride.
@@GoldGuyRides yes very true. OK good then. You keep riding with that light on .😂😂
@@madusathe2nd333 I am fixing it hahaha
Look into the oil pressure light, could be theres some pressure but not enough to trigger the sensor hence why the bike isn't instant killing itself. I'd also say you need to tune those carbs some more, your low end and throttle response sounds/looks off. Bike should take off faster than that and the revs should come down a bit faster.
Love your vids bro, making me want an older bike again haha
Red oil light n
Means "STOP",&find out why otherwise u could blow the motor.. hopefully just a bad wire connection..
I think the wiring is messed up or possibly the sensor. The dipstick showed full oil. I'll figure it out and update on the next video
@@GoldGuyRides Its not a matter of level here, but pressure. You really need to verify oil pressure before you run it again like that. If you truly didn't have oil pressure you would have absolutely trashed that engine. That needs to be your next priority. If nothing else, at least put a pressure gauge on it and check it that way. The oil pressure light is a very simple circuit, its best to just fix it.
Once you know its working...if you see that light come on shut it down immediately. Do NOT try to ride it home.
@@GoldGuyRides the level doesnt matter, its about the pressure he builds up like said above. check that mate
Let's Go
Wrecked my bike this morning. 😢 Watching this vid from Presby with a broken leg.
Aww shit man I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you have a quick recovery 🙏
@@GoldGuyRides thanks much!
Nice work on the carbs! That thing really rips! Have you checked oil level? That's weird oil pressure light is staying on.
Your oil light is the oil pressure light, which either means the switch is faulty or there’s no oil pressure! So you shouldn’t really run it till it’s fixed.
The bike sounds really lumpy at idol and also whilst running.
The brake squeaks will more than likely be the calliper starting to seize.
That bike needs a mechanical overhaul. How long was it sat before you got it?
What makes you think it needs an overhaul? No nasty noises and no smoke that we can see.
If it didn’t have oil pressure he wouldn’t have made it that far. I agree that the oil pressure light should be fixed.
The bike just needs a lot more tinkering to get it right.
@@thereve a mechanical overhaul would be a great idea, you can tell it’s running lumpy on start up at high RPM it’s breaking up, at high rpm it would mean it’s more likely the coils gone, however I don’t know because a hot plug test wasn’t done. If the bike hasn’t ran in years there maybe a reason it’s been laid up, the oil pressure light should be a worry and not be ignored, he could have seized the engine, it could have been running on residual oil around the engine (theoretically) No smoke etc doesn’t mean it is a healthy engine. Plus with a brake dragging hence the squeak as the brake isn’t applied means the calliper needs new seals as they will have dried up.
Mechanical means all parts and not just the engine, new wheel bearings, callipers, drive train all mechanical.
@@TheMotospot26 It may well need coils, absolutely needs more brake work, and more carburetor adjustment. The oil pressure sending unit needs to be replaced or hooked up or otherwise fixed. “Mechanical Overhaul” = full tear down. This ain’t that. There is absolutely nothing here to indicate a need to open up this engine beyond maybe a valve clearance check. It clearly has compression, and no knocking that I can hear, and is oil tight enough. There’s plenty to do here but an overhaul is not really imminent here.
If it didn’t have oil pressure there’s absolutely no way it would’ve made it as far as he rode it.
@@thereve it can still feed oil to the top of the engine and not create correct pressure, in turn can create damage over time of ignored, the light wouldn’t work if it wasn’t connected as there would be no power feed to the light
Our meanings of overhaul are different, I wouldn’t strip the engine down unless necessary. However the lumpy start would mean something isn’t right when cold, so yes valve check and carb adjustment is very much needed.
@@TheMotospot26 OK, I think our local definitions of "overhaul" are the real disconnect here. I think we are mostly in agreement.
the stuff flying off the tire might just actually be just the tar snake on the asphalt.
You definitely have a problem with oil pressure or it is just an electrical problem. The gasket that you changed cannot be the fix for the leak you had, check the oring at the drain screw of the bowl, or check the rocket needle. Your carbs need some tuning and then you will experience a different bike
Looks like you've made some good progress here, but you really need to get that oil pressure light working properly.
These bikes are notorious for that brake squeal. I would go ahead and order a new OEM brake caliper piston seal, some pure silicon grease, and maybe a piston if you can swing it. Split the caliper, and pump the brake lever to pop the piston completely out. Remove the caliper completely. On the bench, remove seal with a pick, and clean the absolute fuck out of the caliper. I like to use a dremel with a little brass wire brush, but that can be pretty aggressive so be careful. If you use any kind of solvent (brake clean), you need to get absolutely every bit of residue out as it will interfere with the new seal. Lube up the new seal with brake fluid and install it.
Clean up the piston the best you can. It probably has some pitting on it. You can usually clean this up with some fine sandpaper and reuse them even with a little bit of pitting but if its really bad, order a new one. Then reinstall - the only lube you should need for this is brake fluid - absolutely not petroleum products. Then slather pure silicon grease all over the exterior of it.
full open throttle with a low oil pressure light on red - not smart.
That's a pressure light, not a level light, don't ride until you know why that's staying on
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Wringing it out with low oil pressure light is not clever.
As you will see if you keep watching, the oil pressure sensor was broken. I knew that there was oil pressure.
@GoldGuyRides Maybe you were lucky. You may have had enough oil, but how did you know there wasn't an issue with your oil pump or filter.
Caramel apple Honda. Yuk.