'78- No spark, no gas, no clue.

Posted by Sigmatel on Mar 22, 2012; 3:06am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/78-No-spark-no-gas-no-clue-tp3847431.html

78 cb750k sohc

Initially my friend and I were trying simply to get the starter turning over, and having a dead battery, we were jumping with his spare car battery. After trying for a while to diagnose the electrical problem while wired to the car battery and without doing practically anything, the starter suddenly had power. Any ideas why that would happen??

So now it's not starting..

Rundown of symptoms.
Starter is turning the engine over.
Not smelling any gas out the exhaust pipes.
Pulled the spark plug and looked for a spark and I'm not seeing one.

I'm not sure quite where to start on this one. It *seems* like the carb should be getting gas (valve is open). It's been sitting about 3 months, maybe it needs a carb cleaning???

Also, being this is my first bike, maybe we just don't know how to start it after it's been sitting. Any rundowns online that might be helpful?

Thanks in advance for any help!! I know this is just kind of a spray of general no start questions, just looking for a good starting (no pun) direction, or good parts to start replacing.