{"id":4217,"date":"2018-04-07T13:19:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T17:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.23\/wordpress\/?p=4217"},"modified":"2018-04-08T20:07:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T00:07:27","slug":"1966-honda-cl77-scrambler-carburetors-rebuilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/07\/1966-honda-cl77-scrambler-carburetors-rebuilt\/","title":{"rendered":"1966 Honda CL77 Scrambler \u2013 Carburetors Rebuilt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve posted an update on the 1966 Honda Scrambler restoration project.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been quite busy, and besides, Winter refuses to leave Michigan, limiting my time in the garage.<\/p>\n<p>Today I finished rebuilding the carburetors.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a fairly simple process, made easier since the carburetor bodies were cleaned with the <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.50.23\/wordpress\/index.php\/2018\/01\/29\/1966-honda-cl77-scrambler-vapor-honing\/\">vapor honing process<\/a> I covered in my January 29 post.\u00a0 The carburetor rebuild kit included parts specific to this model of motorcycle, so reassembling the carburetors was easy work.<\/p>\n<p>The carburetor rebuild kit included new brass jets, springs, gaskets, o-rings, float bowl valves and adjustment screws for both carburetors.\u00a0 The adjustment screws and throttle jet needles were set to the default setting, which should be fine for starting the engine.\u00a0 Once the engine warms up and breaks in for at least 50 miles, I&#8217;ll go through the process of setting the adjustments to balance the carburetors and fine-tune the settings for a smooth idle.<\/p>\n<p>I have all the engine parts needed to begin reassembly, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4217 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rsIMG_20180407_121404.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rsIMG_20180407_121404-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4218\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4218'>\n\t\t\t\tThe right carburetor is ready for reassembly\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rsIMG_20180407_121707.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rsIMG_20180407_121707-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4220\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4220'>\n\t\t\t\tInstalling the float valve seat\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rsIMG_20180407_121457.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rsIMG_20180407_121457-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4219\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4219'>\n\t\t\t\tThe turnbuckle that connects the choke levers was rusty, so I cleaned it with a wire wheel then electroplated it with a tin-zinc alloy before polishing it\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rsIMG_20180407_125350.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/rsIMG_20180407_125350-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4221\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4221'>\n\t\t\t\tBoth carburetors are ready to mount on the engine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve posted an update on the 1966 Honda Scrambler restoration project.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been quite busy, and besides, Winter refuses to leave Michigan, limiting my time &hellip; 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