GODDAMN CARBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CB750F]

sonsabitches!!!!!!....... did a 200+ mile run to the vanilla bean over the weekend, no problems what so ever. went to take the bike out today for a toot around town, turned on the fuel petcock fired up the bike went inside for my gloves came out.... A FUCKIN PUDDLE OF GAS!!!! . now i got to take them apart clean them up. not that its hard to do but its such a pain in the ass to get them out lol. well while im at it im going to re sync them once they are cleaned and possibly put on some pod filters and re-do the jets hmmmm. i got to stop thinking about it cause it might turn into a 2 week long project of adding new shit lol. not that i wouldnt mind but i dont think the wife would be to pleased lol

ok im done ranting, carry on with your day.

[noxin]

I've run into that with my KZ1000P. I call it the puddle of mud (Oil/Gas Mix). I think for mine, it was a float getting stuck on the #1 carb.

I've replaced the vacuum petcock with a pingel on/off petcock and stopped worrying about it. I did have the carbs rebuilt recently (didn't want to try and do it myself).

Good luck!

[Slyder]

You didn't by chance, oh I dunno, turn it to prime instead of on?

Nothing like firing up the bike or sled, have it start then die.......then kick it over / pull the starter cord for half an hour gettin all pissed...then realize the fuel is off

Never done that before

[Jim]

lesson learned: buy a bike with EFI next time

[CB750F]

no prime on my carbs lol its a stuck float needle in sure from number 3 carb.

i would love EFI on my bike, it can be done but its gonna cost me lol

[Slyder]

Ahh...well then that sucks. Been there done that, including pulling them apart to clean them and so on. At least nothing caught ablaze.

I know a guy who had a similar problem on a snowmobile, except it stuck while he was riding. About all that was left, was the engine and melted bent skid-rails (rear suspension) the rest of the sled melted or burnt.

So with that said, it could have been a bit worse for ya

[CB750F]

true, now im sure a stream of carb cleaner is headed towards the eyes lol not looking forward to that. i will get started tonight.

[toocrazy2yoo]

Man, I musta been big time lucky with my NighthawkS. I never had em tuned, sync'd and fed them nothing but mid-grade gas and a bottle of Techron in the spring. I had that bike 23 years and around 80 or 85 thousand miles. Never paid any attention to them..

Gawd bless Mikuni..

[CB750F]

lucky. dont rub it in. lol

well i got them all squared away. 2 hrs 12 mins start to finish and reinstalled and tuned WAHOOO look what i found...

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[Ri_De_bike]

should you label pic#2 as nsfw?

[TheIglu]

Mind the "air plugs". If those are old/cracked, you'll run lean.

I've replaced every replaceable part in my 750's carbs. If you need help, feel free to ask.

Then we should do a 750F SS ride!

[CB750F]

rubber plugs are all new, carbs are running real good now. i just need to adjust the cam belt starting to make a little noise.

im down for a cb750 ride

[CB750F]

should you label pic#2 as nsfw?

not sure i know what nsfw means

[noxin]

NSFW = not safe for work

[CB750F]

thats what i figured but not seeing how that would apply??

[beet]

http://www.carolinacycle.com/fiche_s...1979&fveh=2987

[richw]

There is very little clearence

If the pivot is warn or slightly bent float can jam against side of the bowl

[CB750F]

carbs are done, cleaned, put back together and are already back on the bike. runs great no leaking now i just need to adjust my cam chain tensioner

[TheIglu]

Careful on the torque of that tensioner locking bolt!!!!!!!!!

[CB750F]

yeah i know it will strip ive heard stories lol, how hard is it to adjust? do i have the motor runnig while i lossen the bolts or loosen then run then tighten?

[Lethal_Threat]

You are supposed to get the bike running, loosen the bolts, then tighten back down after running for a minute or two. I just did it on mine last week, but now I have to check the #1 carb float again.