Hi guys,
I just stumbled along this forum thread, and I'm in the same boat as
legendary and
smack doogle I've asked a few questions on the UK SOHC board, but this thread seems like a better place to get some informed answers.
So I guess I'll lay the basics down:
I'm 25 year old Canadian, and working on a Blue Metalic 1975 SOHC CB750K that my dad bought for $500+/-. mileage unknown as there were no gauges. He bought it off a buddy who got it in non-running condition who rebuilt the carbs, and wasn't that.
My father, who owned a different CB back in his salad days (put it through a pop up camper that cut in front of him) and who has some mechanic background turned it over a few times, only got compression on the left two cylinders:
uh oh.
Honda? posted a picture that looked a little like this:
So now we're talking some parts (that I've already got, more on that in the future)
I've gotten the engine down to about where the other guys are: cylinder head off, looking at the carbon on the cylinder heads.
I can feel the steel grit from the camshaft in the grease and grime in the engine, so the old man and I are in agreement on the full tear down, but not on the ridiculous windjammer fairing he wants to bolt on to it when we finally piece it together.
I'll put up another post about the things I'm using and what I've learned so far.
Thanks everybody, and good luck to Leg. and Doodle