Recent content by Colin

more info please are you sure the engine is stuck? did you try to crank it or did the seller just tell you that, i went through a similar situation with mine where he said it was seized but it wasnt he just jumped timing. It could be as small as throwing some new oil into it and cranking it up...

Updated pictures of the bike. We got the engine completely put back together new seals rings etc all the way around, aside from the transmission :P Got the bike running finally, however now the problem is the carbs, predominately the left hand carb as the bike will not idle well if at all, and...

Very true I'll have to take a closer look at the plug and the threads tomorrow to be sure I'll make sure to take some pictures and keep you updated on the progress and everything after I get the new parts on etc

the only cylinder that was doing it was the cylinder furthest on the right if you are sitting on the bike, #4 if i remember correctly. Thats a good point about compression. the only thing that i can think of is that there was so much oil built up in there as a result of the rings and the oil...

the spark plug was seated, brand new, and the threads had no cracks or any indication that they were messed up in anyway, and by the amount of oil coming out of there, i could be wrong here, but i didnt think there was supposed to be that much oil that got ontop of the piston/combustion chamber...

Good to know after you stated it i started researching it lol. I probably will go ahead and take it to be done, i dont want to have to buy or rent more tools that i already have. And the friends i have at shops around here have more experience in the field than i ever will. So as long as it...

a standard bore cylinder is pretty cheap on ebay etc, however to both of you amazingly enough the cylinder walls look perfectly fine, no obvious scoring/scratches etc. Digger i am unfamiliar with deglazing and how to tell if i need the process done. The rings were breaking as i took them off...

Here are the pictures of the bike and the engine during and after tear down. After finally getting the jugs off, there was so much gunk in the stud galleries, the only thing that was remarkable was the fact that as i started pulling the rings off they started breaking into 2-5 pieces. The only...

Hello everyone i am a new user to these forums and i am also relatively new to the CB's. I just recently picked up a 1979 CB 750k from a guy in texas, a very far drive for me but when i saw it i had to have it. I got it on the cheap cuz they seller said that the engine was seized up, i was...