MrTaurus
CB750 Member
Hello to everyone. I am new to the forums here. I am looking forward to learning as much as possible and making new acquaintances. With that said, here is my dilemma:
I recently came into a '79 CB750K engine without the carb assembly. Just the engine. The cycle shop that sold it to me stated that he will look for the carb assembly in his storage and I'll update on that should it happen.
As far as the engine goes here is what I know:
It has been sitting in his non climate controlled storage (Kansas) for over 2 years. When I walked up to it the spark plugs were gone and it had written in sharpie on the engine "80 honda runs". A bit of a hopeful sign. The oil res is bone dry. There seems to be a bit of noticable rot on the top end seal. The exhaust chambers look gunked up a bit. The outside looks like its intact and in relatively good shape. No noticable dents or damage. A good cleaning would get it looking good but I have not done a compression check yet. I will very very soon and update on that as well. The cycle shop owner did attempt to run the starter and it did kinda turn.
I have opened up anything yet or taken anything apart. I have a feeling that even if it passes a compression check, considering that it's been sitting without plugs, who knows what has fallen in those chambers.
I'm thinking I may need to tear it down and clean her up. I know if the cycle shop cant find those carbs I'm looking at an easy $400 plus on that alone. So, what do you guys think?
I would post a pic but I dont see the option.
Fyi, this engine is meant for a custom build I'm making.
I recently came into a '79 CB750K engine without the carb assembly. Just the engine. The cycle shop that sold it to me stated that he will look for the carb assembly in his storage and I'll update on that should it happen.
As far as the engine goes here is what I know:
It has been sitting in his non climate controlled storage (Kansas) for over 2 years. When I walked up to it the spark plugs were gone and it had written in sharpie on the engine "80 honda runs". A bit of a hopeful sign. The oil res is bone dry. There seems to be a bit of noticable rot on the top end seal. The exhaust chambers look gunked up a bit. The outside looks like its intact and in relatively good shape. No noticable dents or damage. A good cleaning would get it looking good but I have not done a compression check yet. I will very very soon and update on that as well. The cycle shop owner did attempt to run the starter and it did kinda turn.
I have opened up anything yet or taken anything apart. I have a feeling that even if it passes a compression check, considering that it's been sitting without plugs, who knows what has fallen in those chambers.
I'm thinking I may need to tear it down and clean her up. I know if the cycle shop cant find those carbs I'm looking at an easy $400 plus on that alone. So, what do you guys think?
I would post a pic but I dont see the option.
Fyi, this engine is meant for a custom build I'm making.