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JezzaPeach:
Did you ever manage to get the carbs synced using a set of four gauges?
I have a set but I’m in Cobham, Surrey.

michtag:

--- Quote from: JezzaPeach on November 10, 2020, 02:59:40 PM ---Did you ever manage to get the carbs synced using a set of four gauges?
I have a set but I’m in Cobham, Surrey.

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Nah... I haven't really even tried yet, but thank you for asking. I actually have my set of gauges, I just needed someone to guide me through the process as I am getting tired of trial and error, despite the tons of good videos available and good posts...
Anyway, with all that's been going on and especially after losing my job, this has gone on the back burner (in fact, the back of the back burner). Last week I tried to check for arcing in the HT leads or plug caps (although these are new), but the battery was dead, so I took it off and charged it.
Then it started raining and I have not been able to manage my time to make it coincide with a dry spell. Then another small DIY emergency had to take precedence, so at the moment I have a charged battery at home and a sleeping Honda under a tarp downstairs...
I need to "pull my finger out" and just take these last steps, but I must admit my motivation is not running very high at the moment...
Like everything, this will pass and I'll get there, but until then I'll just be a bit more grumpy than usual.... :/

JezzaPeach:
Sure it will pass, and been there more than once. Constantly damp roads don’t help either.
My idle was hanging until I adjusted the carbs.
Just some tips from my limited experience. 
I’d do the carbs first.
I put the tank on the platform of an old step ladder and ran clear plastic hoses to the carb hoses.
My gauges came with little plastic damping screws which they may not all have, but help a lot.
Warm first and don’t use choke with the gauges as mine says it can damage them.
The Honda workshop manual seems to say balance at tickover 1050 rpm or something, which makes sense as that will be at low slide position and give the smoothest tickover. (Like the drill bit tip)

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: JezzaPeach on November 10, 2020, 02:59:40 PM ---Did you ever manage to get the carbs synced using a set of four gauges?
I have a set but I’m in Cobham, Surrey.

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My late father used a listening tube to synchronise multiple carburetted engines, he used to great effect on twin SU's & Strombergs on my early cars. I've never tried it with 4 Carbs - sadly my hearing aids are not really up to the job!  ;) ;)

JezzaPeach:
Amazing skill!

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