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Offline illrational

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77 CB550K Newbie
« on: August 27, 2011, 08:40:39 PM »
Just got bike today...worked fine at seller but when i got home it will only start with choke on and me feathering it with the throttle....not sure what to do or where to start...i want to mod it to cafe racer which is why i bought in firs place but the first thing i want to do id get i running like a champ...i started looking through manual and for some reason i feel a little overwhelmed...any way im glad i found a forum and hopefully you wont give me too much #$%* because im clueless
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Re: 77 CB550K Newbie
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2011, 09:00:49 PM »
Congrats on the bike... Welcome to the site... Post pics please.... When you got home it started to act up? Did you drive it home? Did the PO start it up and drive it with the choke? How many miles does it have? How long has it sat? do you have gas in the tank? is the tank clean? carbs been cleaned? May sound dumb but it the fuel on, on reserve? Does it have an air filter? can you give us a video of it running ?
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Offline Gordon

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Re: 77 CB550K Newbie
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2011, 09:01:30 PM »
Is the engine cold while trying to start it? 
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Re: 77 CB550K Newbie
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2011, 11:40:50 PM »
guess what...it's not magic :)
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Offline illrational

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Re: 77 CB550K Newbie
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2011, 05:01:41 PM »
OK first off thanks for warm welcome. I rode the bike and i think i might have had the choke on. i looked over teh bike toady as i was going to do compression test but line doesnt fit.got tool as loan from autozone..any suggestions...i have the one exhaust that seems to be smoking more than the others...i took spark plug out and it was pretty soiled and that carbs seems to have oil leaking out of it or atleast dried up oil...how bad is that...replaceing a carb and replacing seals oring on the cylinder or am i looking at complete rebuuild of engine ...i would post pics but they look like crap using my phone ill be able to get some better ones over weekend....
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Offline illrational

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Re: 77 CB550K Newbie
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2011, 05:07:34 PM »
Sorry i realized that i didnt answer all the questions...he said it hadnt been sitting and that he had riden it this summer....it is starting cold and no i didnt ride it home...like i said in previuos post im sure atleast one carb is definitely dirty, i do have gas and its isnt on reserve...not sure how clean tank is....im not feeling so anxious anymore i realized the first thing i need to do is the maintenances and adjustments and get her running tip top and then everything else will fall in to place but seeing that potential leak there im not sure if i should just start taking engine apart to find cause or if i should figure out how to get compressoin done so i know if i will have to rebuild engine or not..any way looking forward to some good advice
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Re: 77 CB550K Newbie
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2011, 08:03:51 PM »
Welcome to the forum, prepare to be educated and entertained.  I too have '77 550 which is now running fine because of this site and all the fine folks.   Cleaning carbs is not difficult if you take enough time to be very careful and learn first what the parts are and how to label them.  It sounds like you might need to clean them to get the bike running well.  Don't be too quick to run out and buy rebuild kits, I've gotten three engines to run well and the only parts I had to buy were a few o-rings, spark plugs, and a set of idle jets I ruined, because I acted first, and read the forum later.

Oh...and take pictures so you know what it looked like "before".  That's easier than asking for a picture to see where "that thing" is supposed to be.  (don't ask how I know this)

And by all means, have fun...it's supposed to be a fun hobby.
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Re: 77 CB550K Newbie
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2011, 08:10:36 PM »
Are you sure oil and not gas is leaking grime the carb?
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Re: 77 CB550K Newbie
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2011, 03:41:58 PM »
still trying to take those pics but anyway...did compression test on cylinders and had 3 at around 90 psi and one at around 60psi...so i figured need to adjust valves and probably put some new gaskets in....havet adjusted valves yet because i figured i needed to clea carbs so in progress of cleaning and i should have taken pictures because i cant remember how that damn spring went that connect left two carbs linkage to right two carb linkage...po gave me a manual that doesnt seem to match carbs i have on bike...well thats were i am and man i really hope with help from this forum i can get this bike running like its supposed to
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