I was confusing - the way I wrote that... a .003" slips easily so did a .004" and the .006" would not. So, no I'm nowhere near the thin side on clearance. I appreciate your warnings and concern.
Running! Everything is back together! The bench balance I did was pretty good (used the guide on the Facebook page) - It idles OK and a blip of the throttle does essentially what it should. I have a carb sync on the way, should be here by middle of the next week. To clarify, valve clearance was...
The last of the carb parts I ordered came today... I'll post some pics of the freshly cleaned and assembled set soon! Oh, and valve clearances were spot on!
The 2 in the middle were bent enough out of shape to grab the needle.
I have a full kit with new needles coming. What a bitch to order parts. Everywhere I looked asked or a year and model but had the wrong kit! I finally found a reference that showed what years/models got what carbs and was...
The stuck pistons in the carbs were due to ham fisted-ness of the PO. The main jets in both look like a bent piece of macaroni and the needle jams when they seat. I came across Oldskoolcarbs on the facebook page. I think I may just send them to him and get about cleaning and detailing/ wiring...
I'm going to start riding again! Gave up my last bike after my son was born - 26 yrs later he brings this 79 CB750L home so I can have something to play with! (Mostly because he want's me to ride with him!) Been sitting a lot of it's life, only 4K miles on the odo. I have the Carbs off and am...