Honda Odyssey and Pilot Forum

Perfect! I ordered a Motion Pro ball joint separator today. Should be here in a few days.

Righteo, Ill give that a try although your directions werent too clear (for me anyways).

While I have your attention, any wisdom you can share on how to remove the upper and lower arms (front suspension) from the spindle/knuckle/hub?

Also, does anyone know what size socket the four big nuts on the front crossbar uses? I dont have the size and dont want to make multiple runs to Kragen.

Weed - What is your powdercoater charging you? I've never had anything coated before and want to make sure Im getting a fair price. What prep work on the frame do they do (hot tank, sand blast, etc)? Or do you do the work yourself?

OK guys, I'm stuck. I got the rear end off and am now attempting to remove the transmission. I have everything cleared except the driven pulley which blocks the last bolt holding it to the frame.

Ive followed my shop manual to a tee except it doesnt tell or show exactly how to get it off. I've got the retaining bolt removed but cant get the key or the pulley to come off.

What am I missing. I need to get the transmission out ASAP because I plan to take the frame to the painters next week. I will work on the front end while I patiently wait for some wisdom

Gary, your so called long winded response is exactly the kind of information I've been looking for. Thank you! Whats the best place to find those Honda gaskets? Does anyone sell them as a kit?

OK, so if I'm understanding the logic here, when you run out of bores, you re-sleeve, go back down to an 80mm piston (stock size) and start all over. As the sleeve gets worn you bore/hone and keep moving up the piston sizes to 82 (the max) as needed. When you reach there, the process starts all over again.

If that's the case then it all makes sense now. The next question is, how do I know when my sleeve is done done? And then when it is done done where do I go to get a new sleeve?

Any recs on a carburetor? I see two kind out there a Mikuni and a Keihin. What size should I be looking at/for?

I finally found the macro button on my camera so these should be better.

Thanks guys for the compliment. The garage is a WIP as well. Had the ceiling enclosed with flooring up top and drop down ladder. Cabinets on all walls with extruded aluminum handles. You can see my workbench in todays photos. I have a pull out tool chest in the middle that increases my workspace. Overall its pretty sweet although I wish it was done already.

So, got my shop manual yesterday and started the process of pulling the motor and tearing it down. Pay close attention to the gooey consistency of the radiator fluid and the floaties (one of them is actually a bug).

It appears that the gaskets have been used through multiple tear-downs/services. The gasket on the bottom of the cylinder was actually missing a corner (filled in with liquid gasket).

Picking up my glass bead machine http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=45411 from Harbor Freight tomorrow and was thinking of picking up a parts washer http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=7340 as well (unless anyone can come up with a better way of (pre) cleaning parts).

I am definitely going to need new o-rings for the head so if someone can positively identify it and tell me where to get them it would be of great help.

Ive gotten as far as pulling the cylinder so if there are any pics you want to see up to that point let me know and I will get them posted ASAP.

PS - who owns this message board? I tried to get on it this morning and it was down. I have a datacenter that I can host the site at. Give them the good word  

I took some pics before I started to tear her down. I will take some additional photos tomorrow morning. The internal pics will have to wait until the weekend when I take the motor out and get split the case.

Im very excited you metioned Belray as I have been using their products for years and absolutlely live by them on my other bikes (predator 500 TLD edition, 2001 400XR built stonger than a locomotive and my kids honda 50 race bike).

I did a quick search on harbors site but cant find any micrometer. I have to go by there later this week to pick up a glass bead machine and a few other items (btw - I do have a digital caliper from harbor if that helps).

Would this http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94190 be a good alternative to the compression gauge and/or air leak tester sold at aftershockmotorsports?

My goal is port, polish and go big so I am looking forward to the journey. Thank you Gary for your help today and in the future!

I am new to the Odyssey world and have recently purchased my first FL350 ($1,200).

The vehicle was fairly neglected and the previous owner didnt have much information in the way of mods/work done to the engine.

At first glance you can see a water cooled head and that the carb was replaced. The vehicle starts, runs fairly strong on the bottom end but from 3/4 on it dies/custs off.


Now to my question: I need to find a reputable guru that I can send my engine to for a trustworthy evaluation. I need to get an honest answer as what has been done and what I can do to build it out as a monster 350 (all the bells and whistles).

Thank you all in advance for any help/advice you may provide.