Recent content by Big Splash

Haha. Minor detail. It is the 74 CB550 Four. Thanks

So, I plan on a pretty complete overhaul of my engine, pending teardown. Now, I have already bought a carburetor "rebuild kit" to do so on my carb, but when I look into preassembled engine "kits" I haven't had much luck. I realize there is a lot more to it, parts wise, but I was wondering if you...

Gravy. Thanks Big R. It's on the center stand as well as on cynder blocks under the frame. I didn't know there were return passages in the crankcase cover. I am a total newbie. Hey, do you happen to know if my cam cover isn't coming off because I forgot to loosen the rockers first? Thanks again.

So, I'm in the midst of my first total teardown and rebuild of my 74 CB550 and, after I finally got ahold of an impact driver to get the seized screws off, I open the left crank case cover, and oil spills (or rather drizzles) out on my foot. uhhh? I don't think oil belongs in there. Not that...

So, I know I keep replying to my own thread, and I admittedly like that it bumps it back up, but REALLY, I seem to have answered some of my own questions and replaced them with different ones. After reading the Carb theory 101 link provided by that awesome thread, I realize my suspicions are...

Oh yeah, One more quick thing. When draining my tank I noticed that fuel comes out of the right (closer to the exterior) petcock 'hole' (?) more than the other (interior one). Like, no matter how I shook the fuel around and distributed inside tank. It still occasionally came out, but at like a...

WOW. Thanks a lot fellas. I have quite a to-do list now. I went ahead and downloaded that shop manual and it looks vastly more informative than the Clymer's. Thanks. So, unfatunately, I didn't get these replies in time to put some PB in my cylinders, but I do have a can (Miraculous stuff). But...

So, there has been 3 years of my bike sitting in the garage and then, I just move back and I come home and start the teardown. I am a super begginner: I have primitive tools, that I JUST bought, and a clymer's manual. I greatly appreciate any hints/tips and will not be offended if you call me...

So, I used to ride my baby relatively stock and bought it because... well, aestetics. Electrical problems insue, lost key coupled with a guilt of innadequate maintenance make me park her in the garage. Fast Forward 3 years of it sitting in my garage and then, after I graduate college, I come...