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Yeah I've cleaned them. Some of the o rings on the jets are going bad though and not creating a good seal. Also I wasn't sure but should you be able to see long ways through the slow jet? ( I think that's what it's called ) probably makes me sound like a dumbass but I couldn't see longways...
I hear ya. I'm building on a budget though and the $40 kits speak to me a little better than buying four $25 kits from DCC. No hurry though. I'll do some more research.
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Yeah good advice. I know for a fact the carb innards are pretty worn and need replacing. Can any of you guys speak to the generic rebuild kits you can find on eBay? I'm leaning towards one of those.
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I figured so. I'll probably keep this fix for now and start working on the carbs to see if I can find out the real problem.
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I couldn't get my cb500 to idle after messing with the both the master idle adjustment and the air/fuel mixture screws on the individual carbs, so I tried something else. I just took the spring off the master idle adjustment so I could screw in the screw as far a I wanted. Now it's idling...
Finally got the plugs to spark! It was just bad wire inside the leads. I snipped them back and got a small spark. I'll probably replace them regardless, but I am getting a spark now
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No that's a huge help. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to get a reading all the way through to the plug wire. Looks like something is wrong within the leads or the plug boots. I'm really new to all of this and didn't know what half of these words were a few days ago. Thanks for the help. I'll...
Sorry it's a 73 cb500. I'm out working on it again today. I haven't gotten around to bench testing the coils themselves to see if I get a spark yet and I don't know if I will. I'd have to cut the wiring and splice it back together which I don't want to do just yet. I'm pretty certain it's the...
Thanks. I'll try that. Do you know, can you detach leads from the coil to replace the leads and the plug boots? After looking around I'm almost certain the plug boots are bad after so many years and are falling apart. I'm afraid they're built in though which would mean I'd have to replace the...
A buddy and I are troubleshooting the bike and were both kind of stumped. The root of the problem is that none of the spark plugs are firing. I imagine it has something to do with the electrical system farther up the line, but I'm not sure where to start. We've been messing around with a...
Thanks! I'll get it hooked up. Also another stupid question, but the headlight is off currently. Do all components need to be attached for the system to work properly?
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