Recent content by Madmusk

Just wanted to follow up in case someone else runs into a similar issue. First off, success! I don't know exactly what it was that did it, but here's what I did: Went through the carbs again carefully inspecting/re-cleaning the idle circuit. Didn't seem like anything was out of sorts there...

Oh, one more question. Is it bad to run the bike for a short period with one spark plug lead unplugged just to compare how each cylinder runs independently?

Ok, I'll look into what's involved with tapping vacuum ports. I'd like to have them. I believe the stock mixture for these carbs (3-D) is 1 turn out +/- 1/4. Can you verify which direction is richer? I've read some statements that it's in and others that it's out. The screws are on the motor...

Compression was good last fall. Both low 160's IIRC and probably higher since that was cold. New points are installed and static timed/gapped to be spot on. Would it be important to get a strobe on it while working out the idling issue? I don't have access to one currently. Before every...

Hi there. Long time lurker, first time poster. Figured I'd post this problem up here since high quality advice seems to flow freely and I haven't had any luck asking elsewhere. So, basically my wife's stock 1970 CB350 has been giving me issues with inconsistent firing of the cylinders at idle...