honda000019
CB750 New member
Hi I'm Ryan. I recently bought this restored 1978 CB 750 SOHC from a retiree who collects and restores them. I ran into trouble on day 1 though when a the main fuse blew. Others issues include trouble with the float bowls if I don't turn the gas off and my biggest concern - the huge amounts of oil that it goes through. I put in almost a quart when I got it to put the dipstick on full. 800 miles later here goes another quart. I was warned it would go through "a little oil" but this is pretty much a new oil change every 2 thousand miles by itself.
He had modified a few things such as; linked the carburetors together and put in a different camshaft. He said to me that the reason it's burning oil is that the new camshaft rides the valve guides differently and they are leaking.
So I take it too a shop and ask them what it will cost for a valve job and they say it's about 2000 dollars. I cannot afford that at this point in time, so I was wondering if anyone has the time or desire to layout the process, tools, and parts I need to do it myself if at all possible or if the mechanic was just throwing me a super high estimate and I should look elsewhere? I've no problem doing it myself if it's a relatively simple job.
He had modified a few things such as; linked the carburetors together and put in a different camshaft. He said to me that the reason it's burning oil is that the new camshaft rides the valve guides differently and they are leaking.
So I take it too a shop and ask them what it will cost for a valve job and they say it's about 2000 dollars. I cannot afford that at this point in time, so I was wondering if anyone has the time or desire to layout the process, tools, and parts I need to do it myself if at all possible or if the mechanic was just throwing me a super high estimate and I should look elsewhere? I've no problem doing it myself if it's a relatively simple job.