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CB400/4 ENGINE STRIP, ASSESSMENT AND REBUILD BY JULIE - NOW COMPLETE
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: mike the bike on October 02, 2017, 07:52:05 PM ---I hope you don't think it was me that made off with your sidepanel.
--- End quote ---
No Mike, I know it wasn't you ( although I saw you eyeing it up). I have the panel off because I have nicked the battery temporarily for my CB550 project :)
Orcade-Ian:
Having just about finished my engine, I'll watch with great interest. They really are lovely little units - built like a Swiss watch. Agreed, there are some bits which cause headaches but nothing compared with this single cylinder Norton which occupied my bench for far too long. Still not quite finished but I'd had enough and wanted to do some interesting stuff. Don't know what you intend doing about the cam chain horseshoe but if it's buggered like most, I'll gladly make you a new pivot pin and dress the marks out - unless that's what Trig would do anyway.
I also strip the head and barrels off in the frame and build up the same way - it's much more manageable that way and everything added on is on a solid platform.
Ian
Nurse Julie:
Thanks Ian.
I had given thought to the horseshoe and luckily a very good original genuine one was available to me and another very kind forum member gave me some really good 2nd hand blades.
hairygit:
Just a thought here, but everyone moans that Dave Silver recommends incorrect spark plugs. But, when these old Hondas were new, they had those dreadful metal shrouded plug caps, which to me suggest it was some kind of shielding for electrical interference. I've never tested the resistance of one of the original plug caps, but there is every possibility that they had far lower resistance than the NGK resistor caps that are available today, which would explain the recommendation of resistor plugs, but obviously with the modern caps there is an issue with resisted plugs as well. I know a couple of members have some of the old style shrouded caps, how about measuring the resistance of them? (Ash?)
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Nurse Julie:
Agree 100% with what your saying about the old metal caps Hairy but Mr.DS advertises resisted plug caps and resisted plugs for the CB400/4.
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