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Offline Grafilthy

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74 cb360 advice
« on: May 16, 2011, 05:26:53 PM »
Well  I picked up this bike a few days ago , just got a key to it , and am now wondering .....
Throw some gas in and crank her over ? After changing the oil first.
Bike was stored without fuel in it for the last 15 years or so.
Tank inside has an abundance of rust.So i think might use an alternate tank to try and start her.
Should i start looking for a new tank or is there a way of flushing all that rust out?
Any advice greatly appreciated.

 Graf.
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Offline vrenlos

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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2011, 05:39:36 PM »
In regard to cleaning the tank, there are a ton of threads on procedures to do it, ranging from the electrolysis method to chemical with either The Works toilet bowl cleaner (hydrochloric) or phosphoric acid (available at hardware stores).  Do some searching around, and good luck.
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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2011, 05:59:53 PM »
Just found the electrolysis post. heading to walmart now to get what i need.
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Offline drones76

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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 12:14:23 PM »
I did the electrolysis thing on my new Goldwing tank.  Worked great.  I used a piece of a noodle pool toy to create an insert for the gas fill hole in which to put the sacrificial anode.  It makes a nice insulator between the node and the tank.    I had planned on hanging a piece of ribar in there, but when I got to the home store, by the ribar was a piece of very thick wire that is used to wrap the ribar for shipping.  They let me take it. 

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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2011, 01:07:42 AM »
Look for threads on the cam chain adjuster.   74 and 5 had bad ones and there was a recall on them.
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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2011, 06:52:34 AM »
Quote from: Grafilthy on May 16, 2011, 05:26:53 PM

Any advice greatly appreciated.


My advice ??
Get it running and sell it before it breaks. Then buy a 350 or 450 if you're set on a twin of this vintage.
Top end parts are practically non-existent for 360's.
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Offline Grafilthy

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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2011, 03:26:57 PM »
I think I will sell it. Got it all cleaned up and waiting for a new upper tree. I just picked up a 79 gs850. But am also in the market for a 350/450 .
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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2011, 04:47:24 PM »
Not so fast...your bike may have already had the recall cam chain adjuster repaired. Look at the engine number and you should see 2 dimples between the CB360 and the actual number. The techs will make that dash (-) after the 360 look like a division sign with a dimple above and below the dash mark. Your bike is a clon of mine. The first pic is how I found mine in the back of a garage. The 2nd pic is how it looks now complete. It is a fun bike to ride. Click pic to enlarge it.
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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2011, 04:52:52 PM »
I enjoy mine.   Dont ride it as much as I used to as I have 3 running 650's now but for a few years it was my only ride.   Been across state over the continental divide several times.
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Offline tbpmusic

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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #9 on: June 11, 2011, 07:01:03 AM »
Quote from: Johnie on June 10, 2011, 04:47:24 PM
Not so fast...your bike may have already had the recall cam chain adjuster repaired. Look at the engine number and you should see 2 dimples between the CB360 and the actual number. The techs will make that dash (-) after the 360 look like a division sign with a dimple above and below the dash mark.

When this was happening I was still working in a large shop - I can say for sure that many 360's just didn't get the proscribed punch marks after getting the replacements.
As I recall, flat rate on the task was maybe an hour at most, that's not a lot of time, so the punch marks got ignored many times..........
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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2011, 08:13:42 AM »
Correct...I heard those marks never got put on some bikes. I also heard some techs put the marks in front of the CB part of the engine number. Someone said they even found the marks on the frame steering stem. Now that is different.
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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2011, 02:04:32 PM »
At the engine number plate mine has 1 dimple . so it could mean either recall ?
We had a garage sale this morning , was offered 1500.00 but im holding firm at 2k.
Really dont wont to sell it , was planning to finish the cafe look on it , but if 2k is offered , i take and go find me a  750. Ill post a few pics of bike here in a sec
.... Graf,   



ps.  thanks to all of the excellent advisors on  this forum whom ive encountered and those who have yet to advise me.
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Offline tbpmusic

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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #12 on: June 11, 2011, 03:42:20 PM »
Take the $1500 and run like a thief.........
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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2011, 06:07:29 PM »
If you got the dimple you should be set with the recall. Run it and enjoy it...many mechanics did not see the need for 2 dimples and just did one so they knew it was done. The 2 dimples was what Honda recommended, but many techs thought one was sufficient. The sad part is some of the shops did the recall, but failed to put in the dimples.
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Re: 74 cb360 advice
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2011, 06:20:41 PM »
 I regret selling mine all the time. I never had experience needing parts as it never needed any when I had it.
 
 It was a great commuter.
 
 
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