andrewm
New Member
hey i've only had my 1975 cb360 for a couple of months it's my first bike and i'm learning lots but unfortunately i think i've messed something up by being impatient and inexperienced.
The guy I bought the bike off had nylons zip tied over the carburator openings in place of air filters as a temporary fix I guess. I noticed the other day that they had big holes in them so I thought I should replace them in the mean time while trying to find real air filters as replacements. Anyways I guess I didn't have them on there tight enough or should have used something to stick them on there better because on a short ride I noticed the bike acting super weird.
Anyways get back and the bits of cloth are gone, shit! i think they must of got sucked in. check one and I can see the cloth in there. I take the carb apart and get it out. On the other carb though there was sign of the cloth though so I thought it either had just came off and didn't go in (unlikely) or it made it's way through the carb into the engine.
The bike still ran seemingly fine after this took it on a short ride and got it into 4th gear and everything seemed normal enough. Today I noticed though that exhaust of the same side as the carb where I couldn't find the cloth was blowing cool air instead of hot which means the cylinder isn't firing I guess?
Could a small bit of cloth in the engine somewhere be causing this (likely)? is there anything I can try before taking the engine apart? If I do have to take the engine apart where would that cloth be most likely to end up?
If anyone has any tips or advice please let me know, feel pretty stupid about this mess and would love to get my bike running good again. thanks in advance!
The guy I bought the bike off had nylons zip tied over the carburator openings in place of air filters as a temporary fix I guess. I noticed the other day that they had big holes in them so I thought I should replace them in the mean time while trying to find real air filters as replacements. Anyways I guess I didn't have them on there tight enough or should have used something to stick them on there better because on a short ride I noticed the bike acting super weird.
Anyways get back and the bits of cloth are gone, shit! i think they must of got sucked in. check one and I can see the cloth in there. I take the carb apart and get it out. On the other carb though there was sign of the cloth though so I thought it either had just came off and didn't go in (unlikely) or it made it's way through the carb into the engine.
The bike still ran seemingly fine after this took it on a short ride and got it into 4th gear and everything seemed normal enough. Today I noticed though that exhaust of the same side as the carb where I couldn't find the cloth was blowing cool air instead of hot which means the cylinder isn't firing I guess?
Could a small bit of cloth in the engine somewhere be causing this (likely)? is there anything I can try before taking the engine apart? If I do have to take the engine apart where would that cloth be most likely to end up?
If anyone has any tips or advice please let me know, feel pretty stupid about this mess and would love to get my bike running good again. thanks in advance!
