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1978 CB550 K3 "running" restoration

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SPR:
So ..... beginners mistake  ::)

Went to fit the new carb rubbers and had a devil of a job as there didn't seem enough room to get the air box ones on.

Yep ... I just blindly went off the parts download and ordered 16211-323-000 which are lonnger than the ones on so I presume they are the earlier setup

Checked on CMSNL and seems the correct part is 16211-404-000

Damn - expensive lesson learnt

Can't reuturn these as theve been opened etc - so anyone needing a genuine set let me know

Cheers

Simon

Nurse Julie:
16211-323-000 are for a 500K....someone will buy them off you I'm sure Simon.

SPR:

--- Quote from: Nurse Julie on April 21, 2020, 10:12:48 AM ---16211-323-000 are for a 500K....someone will buy them off you I'm sure Simon.

--- End quote ---

Bloody ell ....... doubly wrong :)

SPR:
Bit more progress

Cleaned all the underside of the mudguard and then applied Hydrate 80 before a few coats of zinc galvanising spray



Also picked up an as new original seat - the one on it is a plastic bottomed replacement

This one was a good price and using my USA forwarding service meant I can get it pretty easily





Also good news on the head gasket leak ... seems that there isn’t one after some spirited essential trips - what I did find was a spurious extra spark plug washer was wedged stopping #1 plug seating properly ... so hopefully this was where the oil was coming from - will monitor

Cheers

Simon

kevski:
Just read the whole of this thread and i am enjoying it, K3's are the best of the bunch, i had the 500k3 Italian import, never had carb problems, put second disc on it, loved it and would like it back, will keep watching this thread, you are doing a good job.

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