76 honda cb550 keihin carb questions....

External Since: Nov 06, 2006 Posts: 1

hey all - just came into possesion of this beast after she'd been
sitting for the better part of 4 years or so. i took the carb assembly
off as a unit and purchased the carb rebuild kit since all the gas has
long since turned to varnish in the float bowls etc.
it all looks pretty straight forward to me except for a couple of
things i could use a little help with:
1. it appears that pulling the slides on these things is kind of a pain
in the ass, the rebuild kits come with a new needle and clip but NOT
with any detailed settings for synching the slides... i am considering
simply not replacing the needles since i'm not sure how much they
really wear anyway and it will make things less complicated when it
comes to synching the carbs. opinions?
2. that leads me to my next issue: can someone point me to a throrough
procedure for synching these? i typically do it 'statically' aka 'the
old fashioned way' - as in a drill bit - since i've never had a vacuum
gauge and would rather not buy one. opinions?
any input would surely be appreciated - also any links to 'vintage'
honda websites or groups would be great. i already know about the
'SOHC/4' site but their forums seem to have vanished... anyone know
what happened to em?

thanks all,
bennett

External Since: Aug 21, 2006 Posts: 33

"bennett" wrote in message

> hey all - just came into possesion of this beast after she'd been
> sitting for the better part of 4 years or so. i took the carb assembly
> off as a unit and purchased the carb rebuild kit since all the gas has
> long since turned to varnish in the float bowls etc.
> it all looks pretty straight forward to me except for a couple of
> things i could use a little help with:
> 1. it appears that pulling the slides on these things is kind of a pain
> in the ass, the rebuild kits come with a new needle and clip but NOT
> with any detailed settings for synching the slides... i am considering
> simply not replacing the needles since i'm not sure how much they
> really wear anyway and it will make things less complicated when it
> comes to synching the carbs. opinions?
> 2. that leads me to my next issue: can someone point me to a throrough
> procedure for synching these? i typically do it 'statically' aka 'the
> old fashioned way' - as in a drill bit - since i've never had a vacuum
> gauge and would rather not buy one. opinions?
> any input would surely be appreciated - also any links to 'vintage'
> honda websites or groups would be great. i already know about the
> 'SOHC/4' site but their forums seem to have vanished... anyone know
> what happened to em?
>
> thanks all,
> bennett
>
Try here.

http://www.sohc4.us/forums/index.php?board=2.20

Tom