Hi. I have a 1968 CL350 that is a long way from home here in the UK! Owned it about 8 years and ridden a few hundred miles only in that time, but ran ok previously. I left it stood for 4 years and recommissioned it this year. All seemed not too bad considering, it had been stood with fuel stabiliser, but the carbs felt a bit in need of a birthday as was stalling at idle and backfiring at higher revs.
So I did a full carb clean out and tune up, main and pilot jets were clogged, rest ok. Camchain done, tappets done,points reset and timed up, it fired up a treat and after some fettling idles ok at about 1300 revs warm. BUT, it is bloody noisy tappet wise i think.
I did open out the clearances, to what the Clymer manual says, ie 2thou inlet, and 4thou exhaust, but I think the exhaust is too big? Someone said the 68's have a different cam and higher redline, does that affect the tappet clearance. it's a shame, it runs nice, but it so flipping noisy, it doesn't sound right!
Shall I try 2thou and 3 thou instead?? Or stick with 4 thou exhaust?
Cheers
So I did a full carb clean out and tune up, main and pilot jets were clogged, rest ok. Camchain done, tappets done,points reset and timed up, it fired up a treat and after some fettling idles ok at about 1300 revs warm. BUT, it is bloody noisy tappet wise i think.
I did open out the clearances, to what the Clymer manual says, ie 2thou inlet, and 4thou exhaust, but I think the exhaust is too big? Someone said the 68's have a different cam and higher redline, does that affect the tappet clearance. it's a shame, it runs nice, but it so flipping noisy, it doesn't sound right!
Shall I try 2thou and 3 thou instead?? Or stick with 4 thou exhaust?
Cheers