1980 cb900 honda

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meanmossberg
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1980 cb900 honda

#1 Unread post by meanmossberg »

engine runs poorly,sat for number of years in a garage now engine runs like its okay at first when.its cold as it warms up it will not take gas or it stalls carbs cleaned and rebuilt not flooding new battery,could i have coil crcked or spark boxs bad????

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#2 Unread post by txbadboy »

what do your plugs look like? and is there a chance it might be overheating? if it runs ok cold, and poorly when it warms up, you might be running rich, also.
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#3 Unread post by flynrider »

Overheating is unlikely. That CB900 has an air cooled engine. It would have to idle for a looong time on a hot day to overheat.
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#4 Unread post by txbadboy »

agreed..didnt know it was air cooled.
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