Honda CX500 loss of power

[AngusM]

Hi all,

This is my first post, unfortunately it's a negative one.

I have a 1980 cx500 E (84,000kms). It has been running fine, until today.

The engine has always had a ticking noise, that got louder today. The temperature also slowly crept up to a few mm above optimum (about the middle).
I also noticed power significantly decreased to the point where I pulled over and walked home.

It had oil, and water. Any ideas on what has happened?
I'm hoping like hell its not a big end or a 'about to seize', I drained the oil once I got it home on a trailer - nothing out of the ordinary.

Any help would be much appreciated!

Angus

[FJRider]

Water pump and/or thermostat ... ???

It got a bit warm and (almost) seized ... ???

[Matt_TG]

Head over to the CX Forum, they helped me tremendously when I had a mighty CX500 when it shat itself!

http://cx500forum.com/

On mine the fan flogged out, it's shaft driven directly from the engine, checking involoves removal of the radiator which isn't a biggie. It heated up and also made some louder than normal ticking noises... ask on the CX site and you will get help I'm sure.

[AngusM]

Thanks for that, it has been suggested that I may have lost spark to a cylinder. Hopefully not a biggy.
Can anyone recommend a mechanic in CHCH with cx500 knowledge?