Recent content by campfirestring

Well there was a far bigger issue before soaking - it wouldn't even start haha! But you got me... I did soak them with the throttle rod in. :-[ just because i don't have my manual handy, is the "emulsifier" AKA the pilot or slow jet? they're both pretty clean now... I'll inspect that next.

I guess what I mean by "spitting" is just that it leaks... it's only leaking out of the brass overflow tube. And thanks for that switching the wires tip. I'm definitely going to try that. very practical... I could potentially switch the carbs too and see if the right cylinder starts to fire. I...

lol thanks for the pointer. Yeah I thought I've cleaned them thoroughly enough... I disassembled and soaked them in lacquer thinner for two hours and then scrubbed the bejeezuz out of them... but more cleaning can't hurt I guess.

No, the guy I bought it from tells me that the compression is great... But I should check anyway.

So, I've just started a restore of a 1973 CB450, and right now I'm just trying to get the darn thing running before I really tear into the engine. So far, I've gotten it to idle, but only the left cylinder/ carburetor is firing and it's idling at about 2k... i can adjust the pilot screw and...