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1975 CB 400 Four - Restoration
Johnwebley:
Very nice tidy work, it's looking good
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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Nice looking restoration - I have similar coils just wondered why you did not mount them facing forwards is it to keep water out?
kiki.o:
Thanks.
Coils are not mounted yet, I need to cut the cables to length and bolt them down, but the orientation will be as shown. This is per instructions from Dynatek
So, for Hondas, pointing down and backward.
Do you have any different info?
Oddjob:
I'd remove the front engine bracket bolts and put a flat washer under the spring washer, you'll find mounting a spring washer against paintwork will mean it removes the paint under the washer over time and thus cause rust. It was this way when Honda first fitted those bolts, always spread the force across the surface whenever possible, spring washers tend to spin as they are tightened down thus gouging the paintwork as they do so.
kiki.o:
Thank you for your remark.
I was thinking the same... The washer, spring washer , then nut. But when ordering parts and putting it together, it seems that there is no plain washer.
And that's not the only place that had me scratching my head since it doesn't seem logical.
Here's the diagram for the bike(from CMSNL, but it's the same almost anywhere)
It's a few seconds to replace it, but, should I? Any advice?
Regards,
Kristijan
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