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amc49 - Thanks for the feedback. I have noted your points and concerns and I truly appreciate your continued support sharing your knowledge. After flooding the #4 intake valves for a day and saw some of penetrating oil go down I tap the two valve lifters. At first it felt very solid. After few...

I did confirmed the intake valves on cylinder #4 are frozen. When the crankshaft is turned, it is visible that the shim and bucket do not move up and follow the cam's movement. In fact, it is visible to see a large gap between the cam lobes and shim. (I took picture but don't know how to upload...

My valve tool (Part#07964-4220001) finally arrived and work will resume after the W-UConn basketball game this morning. Here's what I'm planning to do to loosen the stuck valve. Once I located the problem valve, I'll remove the valve shim to exposed the top (or tail near the keeper end) of the...

Thank you AMC49 and Dave for the link and suggestions. The manual will surely help me. I did found paper copy of the shop manual on eBay, but its quite pricey. I'll save my bucks for parts that I will surely need. Dave I also suspect that I may have a frozen valve(s), but mine was a guess...

AMC49 - Thanks for your thoughts and quick reply. The harsh storage condition was a backyard shed exposed to weather extremes of the NE. I don't believe water got inside the bike, but not entirely sure. Today I have raised piston 2 and 3 to the highest point it can go and poured more...

Hello everyone! I'm a new member on this site and this is my first post and plead for help. My project is a Honda 79CB750K that was in storage since mid-80's. Very low mileage bike and I'm also the original owner. Due to improper storage and harsh storage condition the engine on the bike...