CL175 Running on one cylinder

[Cloyd]

When I went through all the electronics on the bike everything checked out fine. The only thing it needs to run 100% is a very thorough carb clean and a petcock rebuild. Then you get the right gas flow and I promise it will run great because it was awesome when I was riding it. Also check to make sure the float are working properly when you put the carbs back together.

 

[Cloyd]

Those carbs take 5 minutes to take off and on I did it numerous times to get it running. Clean the hell out of them.

 

[SullivanCB200]

Hey thanks for the replies again! I went ahead and bought some clear fuel lines just because they were cheap and might install them, but I took the carbs off today on my break and have them soaking in the magic concoction of pinesol and water. I'll blow some air through them after some scrubbin' and hopefully I'll be back on the road soon. Thanks for the heads up by the way Cloyd! I'll definitely get a build log up here soon once she is running straight. Thanks again for the deal; love my bike!

 

[DSHEP]

First step is get a manual.
Second is read the manual
Third is get tools, almost anything you could need is in the OEM tool kit, but they are not that great
Go through the bike with the manual, it will walk you step by step through tuning the bike up and the correct order to do things

Remove most ideas of "building" anything. Just keep the bike running for a while and learn. Dont go looking for work, a 40 year old bike will always give you something to mend

Just because something worked the other day doesnt mean much, my uncle was alive....right before he died...

Learn what good and bad gas look/smell like. Not the whole turning to varnish after a million years thing. Im talking about the ethanol separation. Read up on that, gas is only good for two weeks per the makers.

Go over the points, this is not a black art or the mystery of the universe. Its rather simple and something you will have to get down in order to keep the bike going

Find a chart that shows rich and lean spark plugs

Fuel in the bowls is only a third of the carb, if you look around there is a great manual on the theory of carbs from honda, great read

Dont change things until you get the bike down stock. this means no pods. If you cant keep a bike going stock you will lose the help of the manual by changing things.

Check the wires from the coil for cracks

if checking compression use GOOD tools, this means no harbor freight. most auto stores will rent/loan you a gauge. But really you want to do a leak down test as this tells you more

This has to be the best advice I have ever seen on this board. Kudos

 

[SullivanCB200]

Well happy day! Yesterday I finished cleaning the carbs (after their pinesol bath they boiled in lemon juice then rinsed thoroughly several times with Dawn soap and water), rebuilt the petcock, and cleaned the tank out. Put everything back on and... It didn't fire. I messed with it for like ten minutes couldn't get it to go. : Oh duh, turn the gas on. FIRED right up!!! Both cylinders! Running like a dream! Put a new chain on it, lubed it up; got rid of the non working tach and mounted the speedo in the middle. Thanks to everyone who posted and thanks Cloyd. Knowing the elctrical was truly down pat made this a simple fix. If you see this though, what were you planning on doing with the front brake? Just thought I'd get your ideas.