So I've got my new to me CB400A up and running after a few hundred dollars' worth of work -- cleaned carbs, installed fuel filter, new petcock, new fork seals,...
Curious ... How do you know it' the coil? And what does it mean to shotgun it? Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ... From: "Paul" <sf2130@...> Date: Fri, 05...
"Shotgun coil;" The making of relatively undirected repairs in the hope that the problem will be perturbed out of existence. As appears in the process of...
I strongly suspect that "shotgunning" a problem is shorthand for taking a scattershot approach to trouble-shooting. Kind of a clever mixed metaphor, actually. ...
Hi, I have a 1981 Cm 400a and I need a new gas cap... or new "used" gas cap and key. does anyone have one they can sell me or direct me where I can get one? ...
Anyone out there have a front brake cylinder/reservoir/lever for a 1979 honda cm400a? This is the last thing I need to replace and it's driving me crazy....
Just bought a 78 CB400a Hondamatic. The bike is not running (Yet) But I believe I have traced the problem down to what my wiring diagram calls a "Changing...
HAve no spark on my 78CB400a HAve checked out put at coil plug and I get 10-12 volts. But no spark at the plug. Tried new plug same Tried diffrent coil same. ...
Hi to all!! I have a CB750A and this is what I know... It is better to have it in neutral, otherwise it will go as soon as it has speed on the converter... and...
Tested the coil + to - for continuity and plug wire to plug wire the same. Thomas Forest Park Ga. "Old Geezer club member 39" 90 Tengai 19,950 miles 78 CB400A...
Somehow, the message you sent back on October 19th slipped through a crack here, and I didn't authorize it to be posted 'til today. Sorry 'bout that - Ken...
hi i was just wandering if you still needed a gas cap. i have one for a 78 cb400a if you think that will work email me at solid86224@.... ... gas cap and...
I have just joined the group. I have an 81 Hondamatic CM400A. I got it off the origanal owner and it has 4567 miles. It runs and drives great! I will post a...
Congrats. I got my CM400a this summer from the second owner with 8,200 miles on it. I love it. I bought new tires and brakes and now I think it has something...
I just purchased a 1978 Hondamatic CB400A. It was supposedly running a couple of months ago and just quit running. He tried to get it running but couldn't....
First, I'd eliminate the CDI box and other electronic components, as those are by far the most expensive to replace. On Hondas particularly, the battery will...
Last month my 78 CB400A (orange) stopped working. Rode to work no issues, no spark when I went to go home. I replace the coil, checked contacts on the kill...
I just bought a 1978 CB400A. I cleaned the fuel tank, petcock, air filter, airbox, thoroughly cleaned the carburetors, changed the plugs, made sure the...
i have 78 cb400a also and i have the same idle problem i dont know why it does this but the only thing i have found on the stalling is that the kickstand has a...
I have an '80 CM 400A. It makes this clanking noise as I decelerate through the 30mph mark. The faster the deceleration, the louder the clank. For quick...
Man...start guess'n; Drive chain too loose, or Cam Chain / Tightener...? Whatever it is, get it taken care of, like real, real soon, if it's in the engine. ......
i think i know the noise your talking about mine 78 (cb400a) did it on start up idle not while in motion at least i didnt hear it but my valve clearence and...
Rockers, cam chains, crank bearings ... Oh my. Anyone know of a shop in Northern Virginia that will work on 1980 bikes? All the major shops around here won't...
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