Re: Ever have some extra money in your pocket...
Posted by
LukeM on
Jul 09, 2015; 1:25am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Ever-have-some-extra-money-in-your-pocket-tp4057460p4057525.html
Well, after swishing out the gas tank to get rid of the crud, and charging the almost dead battery, I was able to get the engine running. The battery isn't beefy enough to use the electric start all the time, so it took some kicks to get it going. It responds pretty slowly to throttle, but eventually gets up in the RPM range. I hit maybe 30 in 3rd gear, with the throttle wide open. The mufflers are blown out on the bottom, about halfway between the footpeg and the output end. As a result, it's pretty noisy.
So I'm guessing the carbs need yet another cleanout, and adjustments throughout. It shifts OK, brakes OK, and the tires are pretty new as well. The tach doesn't spin, probably due to a broken or not meshed gear at the engine end (didn't see the cable inside spinning).
Next step is to get the carbs torn down and rebuilt, set the floats, and clean out the jets very thoroughly. Then some mufflers (as I expect it'll run better with a little back pressure). Then de-rusting the tank (might go the vinegar route, or maybe Evaporust if I don't care about the paint). I do have the FSM from hondatwins.net (one of TOOLS's other hangouts).
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.