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CB350/400 / CB400F has gas and spark, but won't run.

« on: January 09, 2017, 05:40:06 PM »

Hi all, it's been about 2 weeks since I last ran the bike, the holidays got in the way and you know the drill, I've tried starting it for a couple of days now but with no luck, today I took the plug connectors out and checked the coils, they both have about 15K in resistance, are getting power and if I connect the leads for a multimeter and place the ends close enough there is a spark between the leads, I've just reset the timing statically so both coils fire in the f mark. The carbs get good gas flow, I actually have to drop the bowl in carb 4 since it seems that the valve is sticking and there's gas coming out from the overflow tube.

Everything checks by the book, but the bike won't start, I've tried it with choke on, off, half way, tried blipping the throttle and nothing, usually the battery gets discharged from cranking, so what can I do?.

Misc / Open / Tune-up kit of unknown origin

« on: January 07, 2017, 09:05:31 PM »

I also posted this on sohc4 forum, but might as well share it here:
Thought I'd share with you guys some pictures of a NOS tune-up kit I found in the clearance bin of a local tool shop, this thing sat there for so long it has like 5 different price tags, all of them blacked out, also the case is all tattered and yellowed but everything works fine. It's a sanpet SA-900 kit, I've googled it a bit and couldn't find any information on it, I did find some pictures of timing lights by the same brand, but none resemble the one I have.

Mostly I bought out of curiosity but also because of the timing light, the kit includes 5 tools, a timing light, a dwell/rpm meter, a vacuum gauge, a compression meter (this one I liked very much because how compact it is) and a remote starter switch, well enough with the babble, here are the pics:

I have no idea on how old it is or where it's from. But it was in that store for ages.

New Member Introductions / Hello from Mexico!

« on: January 03, 2017, 05:11:51 AM »

Hello everyone I've been on the sohc4 forum for a while now and just recently stumbled upon this forum. I have a 1975 CB400F that I used as a base for a project, I've ran in to some snags along the way and that's how it ended up being a 466 project. Currently the motor runs, but it has a minor oil leak and some other issues to address before I can run it on the streets.