Correct - all the 450s had Mechanical Tachs I believe.
-Joey
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Kevin Green
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Well mine is definitely a mechanical cable. Maybe it's part of the "budget"
> nature of the 450?
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>
>> Shouldn't an '82 have an electronic tachometer? I thought tach cables were
>> a <60s thing.
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>> On Jul 11, 2012 9:15 AM, "Kevin Green" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So I changed the oil last night and rode in to work today. As I was
>>> pulling in the parking lot I noticed that it disappeared sometimes and got
>>> louder sometimes, as I turned the handlebars pulling into a parking spot.
>>> Tach cable maybe? I'm going to be so annoyed if that's the case. I'm going
>>> to remove disconnect it from the motor when I go to ride home and see if it
>>> stops. If that's it, any suggestions on lubing the cable or anything? Do I
>>> need to replace it? I replaced the speedo cable when I first got it running
>>> but not the tach cable.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 9:18 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The noise seems to be coming from the rear of the motor and it seems
>>>> to be pulsing in time with piston movement.
>>>>
>>>> I'm suspecting it may be related to the head bolt you had some trouble
>>>> with -- like maybe exhaust being forced out in that location. A
>>>> faulty gasket or the head not torqued evenly there might cause that.
>>>>
>>>> To pinpoint the location, try listening closer thru a cardboard tube
>>>> (like comes with paper towels). If the noise is louder in the
>>>> vicinity of that bolt, you have your culprit.
>>>>
>>>> To test for an intake leak, trying spraying WD 40 around the rubber
>>>> intake tubes. If the engine runs faster, you're leaking vacuum.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 9, 4:29 pm, Kevin Green <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > So I've put almost 1500 miles on the bike in the last 4 months since I
>>>> > got
>>>> > it running (which included removing and reinstalling the head with all
>>>> > new
>>>> > gaskets), but as I was pulling up to my house a few days ago I noticed
>>>> > a
>>>> > squeaking sound coming from the motor. When I started it back up this
>>>> > weekend it started squeaking immediately (cold engine) and it
>>>> > increases
>>>> > with the RPMs. On my car I would say it sounds like an accessory belt
>>>> > squeaking, it's that kind of sound, but it's coming from inside the
>>>> > motor.
>>>> > I also opened the filler/dipstick with the motor running and air and
>>>> > oil
>>>> > came sputtering out at me, but I'm not sure that's not normal for a
>>>> > running
>>>> > engine like this. I pulled the valve cover and adjusted the valves
>>>> > but
>>>> > they weren't very far out of adjustment, so I don't think that was it.
>>>> > I
>>>> > checked the torque on my head bolts, and they are all to spec, but I
>>>> > noticed that the resistance in one of the bolts is all resistance in
>>>> > the
>>>> > thread and not pressure from the bolt on the head. I'm wondering if
>>>> > there's not enough pressure on the head and that's the source of my
>>>> > leakage. Anybody have any thoughts or suggestions?
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > Kevin Green - Orlando, FL
>>>> > ---------------------------------
>>>> > 1982 Honda Nighthawk 450 - CB450SC
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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