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Re: 78 cb750K - Getting it going

Posted by Hoosier Daddy on Jun 22, 2013; 9:55am
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NorthernD wrote
 now idles fairly high but is running super hot and hissing a bit. I am going to take them off again...
"hissing a bit" ? Depending on what that means your symptoms sound like a vacuum leak. Check the mounting and integrity of the rubber insulators (boots), make sure you don't have a way for unmetered air to enter the intake.
81 Honda CB750C - Current Project
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