Re: Back firing
Posted by LukeM on Aug 25, 2010; 9:58am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Back-firing-tp1270157p1327528.html
Intellectual? Me? Nahhh...
It sounds like changing the jets helped a bunch. Maybe someone had pod filters on there before. Per the Haynes manual, they call out 1.5 turns out as a baseline for the idle mixture screws. 3 turns out sounds like it'll be running kinda rich. There's another procedure involving the idle mixture screws to get them working together: it's in the factory service manual located on this forum site.
A dishwasher as a carb cleaner...I wonder what that does for the dishes that follow...or the wife who wonders why her dinner plates smell like petroleum.
I'm not sure what's going on with your electrical issue. I do know the electric starter won't run unless the transmission is in neutral or the clutch is pulled in. Double check all the connectors at the instrument end, and make sure nothing is touching ground. Look for melted or nicked insulation. Also check the electrics under the seat. If all else fails, get a good copy of the electrical diagram for this bike, and trace everything out.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
Luke M
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Back-firing-tp1270157p1327528.html
Intellectual? Me? Nahhh...
It sounds like changing the jets helped a bunch. Maybe someone had pod filters on there before. Per the Haynes manual, they call out 1.5 turns out as a baseline for the idle mixture screws. 3 turns out sounds like it'll be running kinda rich. There's another procedure involving the idle mixture screws to get them working together: it's in the factory service manual located on this forum site.
A dishwasher as a carb cleaner...I wonder what that does for the dishes that follow...or the wife who wonders why her dinner plates smell like petroleum.
I'm not sure what's going on with your electrical issue. I do know the electric starter won't run unless the transmission is in neutral or the clutch is pulled in. Double check all the connectors at the instrument end, and make sure nothing is touching ground. Look for melted or nicked insulation. Also check the electrics under the seat. If all else fails, get a good copy of the electrical diagram for this bike, and trace everything out.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
Luke M
Used to have a 1979 CB750L, sold it as a parts bike, now riding a slightly modified 1984 VT700C. Network/Field Engineer. Central OH, USA, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.
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