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1969 CL450 US Barn Find Restoration
Johnwebley:
I have an Aldi inspection camera,
aprox 8mm dia,with LED illumination,about 36" long .
with a about a 45mm screen.
if you want to borrow,
let me know,the carrying case is about 12" x 12" x 4"
K2-K6:
Yes, I was searching for a photo of cut open pipe as there are some others out there, draw a blank on that one.
A friend used putty on a fuel tank to complete a braised repair underside near the seam, very effective and no paint damage on tank face. Surprised us both with its effective performance.
Wonder if you could get the scope down to that point, guess you could navigate on screen through baffle plates, bit like a krypton factor task :)
MrDavo:
I found a photo of a CL450 silencer the same as mine cut open (who knows why), in an eBay listing. Like most CL450 projects up for sale recently it seems to have been left out in the rain for years, it makes me realise that I was lucky to find one that had been stored on the dry to restore.
The pulled spot welds and crack on my silencer (see earlier photo) seem to be in the same area as the curved vertical baffle shown, so maybe its that which has come adrift. I'll keep it on the road until winter, and cut away the back to have a look then, I'll also giver her a good service and check all the tappets and timing then. I keep silencers (one piece with the upper pipe) on my eBay watch list, but only near scrap ones come up for sale
500 miles done so far, all running well and no real problems other than the silencer rattle and an iffy indicator switch, it requires a 'knack' to signal a right turn. New switches are expensive but available.
The original clutch cable is very graunchy, so I have a new grey one coming from the states (only black ones seem to be available new here), I just paid the VAT and extortionate Royal Mail 'collection fee', so it should be here soon. Question, my service manual says nothing about lubricating cables, am I right in thinking that Honda cables (OEM ones at least) are nylon lined, so you don't have to / shouldn't lubricate them?
MrDavo:
I fitted the new clutch cable over the weekend, what a difference!
Now one finger operation and as light as a feather, remarkable compared with the British twins of the day, their clutches were like cracking walnuts with your bare hands. Also the full set of new grey cables look very smart.
Bryanj:
Deffo DO NOT lube genuine cables it makes them worse! Inner is rubber covered and outer nylon lined so oil makes them swell up
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