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twodogscarpentry

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So this 81 CB 750 has a dead number three cylinder changed plugs changed wires trimmed wires has good spark but doesn’t fire on number three clean the carbs twice pull the plug and I would expect to see some fuel if it’s not firing but the plug is dry what do you guys think?
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The carbs are very hard to get clean. Ultrasonic cleaning is probably the best. There are so many passages that just the normal cleaning with carb clean doesnt always work the first, second or even third times. Try spraying carb clean or little starting fluid see if the miss goes away.

The coils and wires go bad as well as the boots.

The number one problem that makes these bikes run terrible is the valve clearances being too tight leading to burnt valves and loss of compression. This is probably the #1 problem with these bikes, Nobody checks or adjusts valve clearances as they are a little bit of a pain. The honda spec is too tight to start with so valves start leaking fairly early in the bikes life.


start with seeing if it stops missing with some outside fuel...easy test to start with. Then a strong second is check compression...if its less than 120psi it wont run well if its 100 or below its not enough compression to run and you will have a miss
 
Good luck two dogs. Good looking bike. I am working on this 80 cb750 barn find I bought in November.
I am learning as I go and have never seen the inside the inside of a carburetor before this. But I bet your carbs are in better shape (see pics). Like dirt digger said they are a pia lol. Search McGregor carb cleaning
The manual is very detailed and covers it all. Just a suggestion.
 

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Been down that road before with a xs and have a opportunity to get a vmax with 2,000 miles that’s been outside for 40 years but don’t think it’s worth anything it’s so bad
 
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