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CB750 New member
Hello everyone. this is the first time I post but the site has been a great source for my problems so far.
I have a 1979 CB750F that runs great. However, lately it has developed a new issue that I would like to figure out myself rather than being ripped off by some mechanic. I am not very mechabically inclined and have not really touched the engine with th exception of basic maintenance and tghteing the cam chain (once)
So the current problem I have is roigh idling at low rpms. I need to raise the idle just above normal otherwise it makes horrible sounds and dies. However it runs just fine if you keep the rpm up.
Sometimes it looks like it struggles to raise the rpms but once above 3000 it runs great.
Combined with this I also have a noisy cam chain that just sounds worse than it should when the engine doesnt idle smoothly.
I do not feel confident in my ability enought to pull the carbs and clean them myself. However I am also afraid of giving a couple hundreds of dollars to someone and it wont fix the problem.
I know there are quite a few things going on here but I would really appreciate some expert advice on how to proceed and diagnose this before I drop serious money.
Maybe you guys can convinve me to pull the carbs off and clean them myself...
Anyway, nice to meet all of you.
I have a 1979 CB750F that runs great. However, lately it has developed a new issue that I would like to figure out myself rather than being ripped off by some mechanic. I am not very mechabically inclined and have not really touched the engine with th exception of basic maintenance and tghteing the cam chain (once)
So the current problem I have is roigh idling at low rpms. I need to raise the idle just above normal otherwise it makes horrible sounds and dies. However it runs just fine if you keep the rpm up.
Sometimes it looks like it struggles to raise the rpms but once above 3000 it runs great.
Combined with this I also have a noisy cam chain that just sounds worse than it should when the engine doesnt idle smoothly.
I do not feel confident in my ability enought to pull the carbs and clean them myself. However I am also afraid of giving a couple hundreds of dollars to someone and it wont fix the problem.
I know there are quite a few things going on here but I would really appreciate some expert advice on how to proceed and diagnose this before I drop serious money.
Maybe you guys can convinve me to pull the carbs off and clean them myself...
Anyway, nice to meet all of you.