« Reply #33277 on: March 05, 2025, 07:33:08 AM »
My ultrasonic cleaner has been getting a bunch of workouts cleaning carbs, 4 sets for friends 750s and a set of 500/4 K0. And I've been cleaning 7 sets of my own with it after.
And my new to me Baldor Buffer is getting used to polish up the bowls, top rings, intake rubber boot clamps and the brass drain plugs and the vacuum sink plugs.
And the intake rubber clamps have been getting reworked flattening where the screw heads mushroom the surface, cut a couple of bars of 3/8"×3" aluminum flat stock to 5/16"×3" and 3/8" × 3" to flatten first with the vise then found it worked better hammered on top of the vise.
I bought a bag of 4mm stainless steel flat washers to go between the screwheads and the clamp to strengthen the clamp surface, new screws to go along with the polished clamps to brighten them up for some more life(yes they will need some Semichrome to keep them looking bright).
The details that set off the carbs.....
New carb boot clamps now come black from Honda and aren't cheap $$$
« Last Edit: March 06, 2025, 09:24:08 PM by newday777 »
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Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner
Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A
