Honda-SOHC

Quote from: Honda enthusiast on April 29, 2024, 08:04:33 PM

Just thought I'd ask my floats are at 22mm and it's running very rich, I have Hendler carb kits on the way as I suspect a wire has been used to clear the jets....can anyone please confirm the float height...

You may want to double check your measurement first, by applying this method: http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,185754.msg2151647.html#msg2151647
I measured 50ml exactly but I wouldn't worry if you measure 2ml more or less.

Thanks that's a good way of checking, I'll try that later....just at the moment I'm rebuilding the carbs after a strip and clean...all the original brassware is in there but someone has been in there before to take the slides and needles out.
I'm going with what I understand is correct for the US K1 at 22mm float height and needle at notch four of five from the top....if anyone thinks differently please say so....thanks

I found the mixture screws were set at one turn out and float height was 26mm , presumably to compensate

Ted, thank you 🙂 how many turns out are your mixture screws?⁹

Anyone using this system, as I'm thinking of buying one for my 500/4....I'm looking for feedback based on knowledge or experience

Thanks

John

Inveraray is a good central point to explore the Kintyre and Cowal peninsulas both back waters away from the hordes of traffic which swell the roads in the summer months. The two peninsulas offer beautiful rides along the sea lochs often just yards away for mile upon mile. I'd look into it if time allows.

Imho avoid the idea of doing the nc500 , an aerial view would show a mass of vehicles in transit round it, not what I'd like if seeking isolation beauty and peace. Perhaps a way of short circuiting that is to find a nice place to stay in the area and make forays to see points of beauty.

Regards Hubert

Took the Wing out for a long run, here she is looking towards Glen Moriston and the Five Sisters of Kintail in the far distance...lovely day but she's a fair lump and I was pretty tired after the 190 mile ride... [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

Four months ago I took the engine back to bare metal. I painted my cases with a light coat of etch primer, then 2 light coats of Simoniz VHT silver and then 2 light coats of clear engine lacquer. I was concerned about cooling, so I only applied 2 light coats of the Simoniz VHT silver to the cylinder barrel fins, no primer orr lacquer. I didn't oven bake any of it.

On the first wash, after a couple of rides, I noticed some paint coming off the cylinder barrel, but not the cases, when I towel dried it. So I've been blow drying ever since.

This week, having had about 20 heat cycles through the motor, I tested the fins and they now seem fine, no paint transfer. I expect, without the oven treatment, it needed a few heat cycles and some time to fully cure. I'm hopeful it'll be robust now.

Yes, that's how I'm going with mine, from past experience it's the front of the engine which is exposed to water spray and road dirt so I'll try and harden that up with the heat lamp....no rush, I'll get there and like you say the heat cycles will do the rest. I'm still considering doing the outside breeze block oven method by Ashmoto.
As a matter of interest do you have a Moto Martin 6?

After a little wait to make sure, dear wife was not coming back I carried in my lower case and...... 😖😜 It wouldn't fit!!! Our AEG oven has a name he's called Herman the German ( AEG) and is approaching thirty years old...ovens must have got bigger over the years...

I've tried the fingernail test and it's fully dry so I'm going to try heating it with the two 1kw Anest Iwata short wave infrared lamps I have....better than nought 😁😞

Thanks both, I'll bake it anyway while my wife's out 😜