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DOES A 1997 BF40A HAVE A RELIEF / POPPET VALVE?............ I ORDERED THE SELOC HONDA REPAIR MANUEL AND IT CAME TODAY, BUTI I HAVE NOT YET FOUND THIS INFO AND I'IVE REPLACED MOST EVERYTHING ELSE (T-STAT,IMPELLER KIT WATER JACKET...) ON THIS USED MOTOR INCLUDING THE HEAD GASKET THIS WEEK. IT'S BACK TOGETHER, IT STARTED RIGHT UP, IDLES FINE, (IN 20 GAL TUB ABOVE PLATE) BUT IF I INCREASE THE RPM TO ~2K-3K THE OVERHEAT BUZZER COMES ON. I'VE BEEN READING BITS AND PCS. HERE FOR A COUPLE SUMMERS NOW. FINALLY GOT MYSELF REGISTERED JUST NOW AND HOPING FOR FURTHER GUIDENCE. EACH TIME I OPENED SOMETHING I FOUND DEBRIS IE. SM PCS OF PREVIOUS IMPELLER, SAND AND MORE SAND, HAVE REMOVED AND CLEANED PEEPORT A DZ. TIMES (SOMEWHERE I SAW REFERENCE TO AN UPGRADED / LARGER DIAMETER BRASS PEE PORT OUTLET, BUT HAVEN'T LOCATED IT AGAIN )...THANKS,... IDEAS? LAUGHS? OLD DOG TRYING TO LEARN NEW TRICKS