01-19-2019, 10:36 PM
Keeping myself busy with this CB400F. When I got it home, I put gas in it and fired it up, it was cold, didnt let it run too long. It mostly ran like shit but I figured it was 30 degrees outside. Today I got a little deeper into it...
Adjusting points (didnt open far enough)
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Valves (all too tight)
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Trying to get the carbamaphones balanced
![[Image: IMG_2324-X3.jpg]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Galleries/Honda-CB400F/i-gHQJHdw/0/e9ed347d/X3/IMG_2324-X3.jpg)
This thing is already driving me a little mad. The seller says he went through the whole bike, and sure enough there are a lot of new parts on it - tires, air filter, brake caliper & hoses, plugs, etc. I am chasing my tail getting the carbs to balance and I'm pretty sure I have an air leak post-carb. The airbox boot clamps were all loose, and it hangs after revving it up and wont settle into a consistent idle. The #4 carb is weeping, maybe he pinched the gasket installing the bowl. There's no gaskets sealing the carb tops to the bodies so maybe thats it, too. Air screw is set 2 turns out, should be 7/8 turn (probably because of the fuckin' air leak). I guess I'm ordering 4 carb kits and boots and will break them down and see what else I find. So much for not a project.
Adjusting points (didnt open far enough)
Valves (all too tight)
Trying to get the carbamaphones balanced
This thing is already driving me a little mad. The seller says he went through the whole bike, and sure enough there are a lot of new parts on it - tires, air filter, brake caliper & hoses, plugs, etc. I am chasing my tail getting the carbs to balance and I'm pretty sure I have an air leak post-carb. The airbox boot clamps were all loose, and it hangs after revving it up and wont settle into a consistent idle. The #4 carb is weeping, maybe he pinched the gasket installing the bowl. There's no gaskets sealing the carb tops to the bodies so maybe thats it, too. Air screw is set 2 turns out, should be 7/8 turn (probably because of the fuckin' air leak). I guess I'm ordering 4 carb kits and boots and will break them down and see what else I find. So much for not a project.